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	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	A Portion From Up North	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:42
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Take a Letter Maria	ST	03:14
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 3	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:41
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Mighty Pope	In-a-gadda-da-vida	Sway	07:29
Claudja Barry	Give it Up	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:40
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Trevor Dandy	Sometimes	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:33
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Claudja Barry	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Claudja Barry	O Christmas Tree	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	02:51
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Whey Mee Get It From	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:38
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Carl Harvey	Breaking My Heart Again	The Times	04:32
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Stan Martin	Dr. Cool	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Glen Ricketts	If Loving You Is Wrong	Just Can't Get Over You	04:37
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
King Herbert And the Knights	Ode to Billy Joe	With Jack Harden	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It - Remix	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:53
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Forgot About Mich - Fam	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:10
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (featuring Jenna)	Say About Us?	03:57
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Jamaican Funk Canadian Stlye	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	We've Arrived In America	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Crack of Dawn	Board Walking	ST	03:05
Crack of Dawn	Ol’ Skool	Spotlight	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Claudja Barry	Take Me In Your Arms	The Girl Most Likely	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
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
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	ST	03:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Claudja Barry	Joy to the World	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:58
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)	Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)	04:56
Trevor Dandy	Judgement Morning	Sing Hallelujah	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Cool It	ST	02:41
Carl Harvey	Taboo	The Times	04:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25

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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