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
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Made It	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Crack of Dawn	Wait Till After Dark	Horizons	03:52
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	By The Time I Get to Phoenix	ST	03:16
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	All NIght Stand	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:49
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	Spotlight	03:35
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Glen Ricketts	Just Can't Get Over You	Just Can't Get Over You	05:07
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Carl Harvey	I'll Be Your Friend	The Times	03:45
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Carl Harvey	Ain't Gonna be Your Fool	The Times	04:42
Trevor Dandy	It's a Long Journey	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:56
King Herbert And the Knights	Chicken Strut	With Jack Harden	03:43
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Trevor Dandy	Have You Ever Wondered?	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:12
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Cougars	I Wish It Would Rain	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	04:34
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	L.A. Luv De Bout	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:38
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
King Herbert And the Knights	Ooga Boogaloo	With Jack Harden	03:17
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	02:41
Mighty Pope	Heaven On The Seventh Floor	ST	02:44
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Fire (She Need Water)	ST	03:03
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Take a Letter Maria	ST	03:14
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
King Herbert And the Knights	Lucille	With Jack Harden	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50

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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