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
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
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
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 2	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:27
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Claudja Barry	Nobody But You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:30
Claudja Barry	Give it Up	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:40
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Carl Harvey	Third Stone from the Sun	The Times	05:24
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Crack of Dawn	Give Me Your Love	Horizons	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Carl Harvey	Why You Wanna be like That!!	The Times	04:34
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Tony Kingston	You're My Woman	Now You're Gone	02:50
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	ST	03:34
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Claudja Barry	Dance, Dance, Dance	Sweet Dynamite	05:38
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Carl Harvey	Breaking My Heart Again	The Times	04:32
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Eddie Spencer	Now That I've Found You	Power of Love b/w Now That I've Found You	02:28
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Dirty Funk	ST	03:45
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble - Radio Edit	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Jamaican Funk	Jamaican Funk	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Claudja Barry	O Tannenbaum	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:52
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	ST	04:04
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Tony Kingston	What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	03:54
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Claudja Barry	When Life Was Just a Game	The Girl Most Likely	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Carl Harvey	I'll Be Your Friend	The Times	03:45
Trevor Dandy	When I Prayed	Sing Hallelujah	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	Spotlight	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
King Herbert And the Knights	Ooga Boogaloo	With Jack Harden	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Take a Letter Maria	ST	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Still Here	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	I Can See Mother Nature	ST	03:37
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

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Trevor Dandy - Don't Cry Little Tree

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Mighty Pope - Sway

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