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
Trevor Dandy	Wait For Me	Sing Hallelujah	03:33
Crack of Dawn	Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	04:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	By The Time I Get to Phoenix	ST	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Tony Kingston	I Am a Preacher	I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	03:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Bob Williams	I Love You (In A Very Special Way)	I Love You (In A Very Special Way) b/w Life Must Go On	03:45
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Mighty Pope	Rescue Me	ST	02:52
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Glen Ricketts	If Loving You Is Wrong	Just Can't Get Over You	04:37
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Carl Harvey	I'll Be Your Friend	The Times	03:45
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Dirty Funk	ST	03:45
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	I Can See Mother Nature	ST	03:37
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Carl Harvey	Taboo	The Times	04:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Cougars	I Wish It Would Rain	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	04:34
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Get It Together	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:46
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Tony Kingston	Dimples	Tongue Tied	01:59
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Mighty Pope	Rescue Me	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	03:02
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Fun Surround Dem	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:57
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Mighty Pope	Can't Get By Without You	ST	02:43
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Claudja Barry	Take Me In Your Arms	The Girl Most Likely	04:23
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble - Radio Edit	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Claudja Barry	Live a Little Bit	Sweet Dynamite	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Mighty Pope	Sweet Blindless	Sway	07:48
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Carl Harvey	Third Stone from the Sun	The Times	05:24
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	02:41

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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