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
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	02:51
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Whey Mee Get It From	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:38
Tony Kingston	People Started Talking	Now You're Gone	02:31
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Lindsay Estiban	Come to Me	L.A. Walk	04:37
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Tony Kingston	What d'You Say (instrumental)	What d'You Say b/w What d'You Say (instrumental)	02:41
Mighty Pope	Love on a Disco Floor	ST	03:01
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Crack of Dawn	Changes	Spotlight	03:19
Eddie Spencer	If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	03:04
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Trevor Dandy	Mountains We Must Climb	Sing Hallelujah	04:13
Crack of Dawn	Your Love	Spotlight	05:40
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	I Can See Mother Nature	ST	03:37
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Claudja Barry	Let It Snow - Frosty The Snowman	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:22
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Tony Kingston	The Letter	Tongue Tied	02:32
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Trevor Dandy	Don't Cry Little Tree	Sing Hallelujah	04:39
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Claudja Barry	Nobody But You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Trevor Dandy	Wait For Me	Sing Hallelujah	03:33
Claudja Barry	I Wanna be Loved by You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:57
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	If Only They Knew	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:53
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Stan Martin	Come to the Party	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	04:37
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	Spotlight	04:19
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright	ST	02:41
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27

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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