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
Claudja Barry	Live a Little Bit	Sweet Dynamite	03:55
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Claudja Barry	Nobody But You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:30
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	By The Time I Get to Phoenix	ST	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Jamaican Funk	Jamaican Funk	03:23
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Tony Kingston	The Worst That Could Happen	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	03:26
Mighty Pope	Sway	Sway	05:04
King Herbert And the Knights	Let It Be	With Jack Harden	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 3	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:41
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
King Herbert And the Knights	Amen	With Jack Harden	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	03:04
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Still Here	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Trevor Dandy	Is There Any Love In This World	Sing Hallelujah	04:46
Claudja Barry	(Boogie Woogie) Dancin' Shoes	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:00
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Able (featuring Xentury)	Willing and Able	04:41
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Glen Ricketts	Looking Back	Just Can't Get Over You	04:34
Glen Ricketts	A Man Needs a Woman	Just Can't Get Over You	04:15
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Trevor Dandy	It's a Long Journey	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:56
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Mighty Pope	Can't Get By Without You	ST	02:43
Lindsay Estiban	Come to Me	L.A. Walk	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Claudja Barry	Dancin' Fever	The Girl Most Likely	06:02
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	We've Arrived In America	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:21
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love Everybody	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:01
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Crack of Dawn	I Can't Move No Mountains	ST	02:32
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Trevor Dandy	Sing Hallelujah	Sing Hallelujah	05:26
King Herbert And the Knights	Ooga Boogaloo	With Jack Harden	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Crack of Dawn	Season’s Change	Spotlight	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Crack of Dawn	Wait Till After Dark	Horizons	03:52
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Claudja Barry	Dance, Dance, Dance	Sweet Dynamite	05:38
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Crack of Dawn	Changes	Spotlight	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Crack of Dawn	If You Want To Groove	Horizons	03:31
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 1	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:31
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Trevor Dandy	Long Journey	Sing Hallelujah	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46

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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