The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

This room celebrates the vibrant legacy of Jamaican immigrants who settled across Ontario—not just in Toronto, but also in cities like Hamilton, London, Windsor, Ottawa, and beyond. The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection features reggae, ska, rocksteady, dancehall, dub, and hip-hop from the artists and communities that carried island rhythms into Canadian hearts and dancehalls. From early sound systems to national airplay, this music reflects resilience, identity, and joy—an irie tribute to the Jamaican-Canadian experience across the province.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	I Will Never Turn My Back to You	I'm Not Running After You Anymore b/w I Will Never Turn My Back to You	02:29
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Claudja Barry	Joy to the World	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:58
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 1	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:31
Crack of Dawn	Dance Your Ass Off	Horizons	01:16
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Claudja Barry	Forget About You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	02:53
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Claudja Barry	Feliz Navidad	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:29
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Eddie Spencer	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	What You Talkin' Bout	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:17
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	What You Talkin' Bout	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Going In Circles	ST	03:48
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Lindsay Estiban	Never Will I	L.A. Walk	06:04
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Crack of Dawn	Got To Be	Horizons	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
Stan Martin	Come to the Party	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	04:37
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Claudja Barry	(Boogie Woogie) Dancin' Shoes	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:00
King Herbert And the Knights	Ode to Billy Joe	With Jack Harden	04:15
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Crack of Dawn	Season’s Change	Spotlight	04:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Tony Kingston	I Am a Preacher	I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Claudja Barry	Rudolph the Red-nosed Rendeer	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:41
Glen Ricketts	A Man Needs a Woman	Just Can't Get Over You	04:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Tony Kingston	Too Heavy to Carry	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	02:49
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	ST	02:57
Mighty Pope	Rescue Me	ST	02:52
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Trevor Dandy	Wait For Me	Sing Hallelujah	03:33
Tony Kingston	Summertime	Tongue Tied	03:12
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Trevor Dandy	Don't Cry Little Tree	Sing Hallelujah	04:39
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Carl Harvey	Third Stone from the Sun	The Times	05:24
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Dirty Funk	ST	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Mighty Pope	In-a-gadda-da-vida	Sway	07:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Tony Kingston	Sweet Music	Sweet Music b/w Sweet Music	03:00
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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Tony Kingston - Tongue Tied

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Tony Kingston - Sweet Music b/w Sweet Music

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Tony Kingston - Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen

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Tony Kingston - What d'You Say b/w What d'You Say (instrumental)

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Tony Kingston - Now You're Gone

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Tony Kingston - I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)

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Tony Kingston - Faith, Hope & Charity b/w Faith, Hope & Charity

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Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

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Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

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Stranger Cole - Storybook Revisited

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Stranger Cole - More Life EP (with The Steadytones)

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Stranger Cole - Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)

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Stranger Cole - The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)

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Stranger Cole - "Forward" in the Land of Sunshine

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Stranger Cole - The Patriot

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Stranger Cole - Capture Land

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Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

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Carl Harvey - The Times

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Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

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Cougars - Caribana '67 Volume 1

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Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

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Ishan People - Roots

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Ishan People - ST

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - The First Cut Is The Deepest

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Bahdgyal's Revenge

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Willing and Able

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Made It

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