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
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Stan Martin	Love at First Site	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Glen Ricketts	If Loving You Is Wrong	Just Can't Get Over You	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Tony Kingston	The Worst That Could Happen	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	03:26
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Lindsay Estiban	Going Away	L.A. Walk	05:08
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Claudja Barry	Whinter Wonderland	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:34
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
Claudja Barry	Live a Little Bit	Sweet Dynamite	03:55
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: The Album	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:46
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Tony Kingston	Teeny Weeny Bit	Tongue Tied	02:25
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Crack of Dawn	Just Time For Lovin'	Horizons	03:04
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	What You Talkin' Bout	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:17
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Stand Right Beside Him	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:59
Claudja Barry	(Boogie Woogie) Dancin' Shoes	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Crack of Dawn	Wait Till After Dark	Horizons	03:52
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 3	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:16
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
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
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Say About Us?

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Jamaican Funk

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Bob Williams - I Love You (In A Very Special Way) b/w Life Must Go On

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Bob Williams - I'm Alright

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Bob Williams - Mighty Creator b/w I Believe in Music

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Soul Explosion Band - Out of Many One People

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Mighty Mystics - Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms

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