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
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Carl Harvey	Freedom Train	The Times	04:32
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Carl Harvey	Breaking My Heart Again	The Times	04:32
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Tony Kingston	Lookin' Down the Aisle	Tongue Tied	04:37
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Trevor Dandy	Holy Ghost Power	Sing Hallelujah	02:55
Crack of Dawn	Oh What a Feeling	ST	02:40
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Glen Ricketts	I'm Sorry About That	Just Can't Get Over You	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	ST	02:22
Claudja Barry	Dance, Dance, Dance	Sweet Dynamite	05:38
Stan Martin	Hop Skipping the Boogie	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:00
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love Everybody	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	ST	02:57
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Tony Kingston	Sweet Music	Sweet Music b/w Sweet Music	03:00
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Personal Assistant	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:35
Trevor Dandy	Is There Any Love?	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:32
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Trevor Dandy	I Want My Light to Shine	Sing Hallelujah	03:42
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Crack of Dawn	Somebody's Watching You	ST	03:14
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Eddie Spencer	If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:48
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Carl Harvey	I'll Be Your Friend	The Times	03:45
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
King Herbert And the Knights	Sing a Simple Song	With Jack Harden	04:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28

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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