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	The Twelwe Days Of Christmas	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:44
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love Everybody	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:01
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Claudja Barry	Rudolph the Red-nosed Rendeer	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:41
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Cougars	Right On	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	02:50
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	You're Feisty	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:36
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Get It Together	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:46
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	02:51
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Claudja Barry	O Tannenbaum	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:52
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
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye	ST	03:45
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Lindsay Estiban	Never Will I	L.A. Walk	06:04
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Fugitive Song (B. Stone, J. Bennett)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Forgot About Mich - Fam	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Tony Kingston	Tongue Tied	Tongue Tied	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Intro (Michie Mee, Chuck Dee)	Bahdgyal's Revenge	01:15
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Tony Kingston	What d'You Say	What d'You Say b/w What d'You Say (instrumental)	02:39
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
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
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Claudja Barry	Heavy Makes You Happy	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Crack of Dawn	Have I Got Your Love	Horizons	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Mighty Pope	Love on a Disco Floor	ST	03:01
Claudja Barry	Sexy Talkin' Lover	The Girl Most Likely	04:04
Crack of Dawn	Certain Kind Of Woman	Horizons	02:57
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Mighty Pope	If That's the Way You Want It	ST	03:49
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble - Radio Edit	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Tony Kingston	Too Heavy to Carry	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	02:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Mighty Pope	Sweet Blindless	Sway	07:48
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
Claudja Barry	Boogie Tonight	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Made It	03:00
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Claudja Barry	Jingle Bells	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:43
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

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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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