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
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Claudja Barry	O Little Town Of Bethlehem	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:14
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
King Herbert And the Knights	You Make Me So Very Happy	With Jack Harden	05:09
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	03:59
Claudja Barry	Rudolph the Red-nosed Rendeer	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:41
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Tony Kingston	People Started Talking	Now You're Gone	02:31
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Carl Harvey	Why You Wanna be like That!!	The Times	04:34
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
King Herbert And the Knights	Sissy Strut	With Jack Harden	03:44
Trevor Dandy	Sing Hallelujah	Sing Hallelujah	05:26
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Trevor Dandy	Don’t Cry Little Tree	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:10
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Claudja Barry	Ride On My Fire	Sweet Dynamite	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright (This Feeling) (stereo)	It's Alright (This Feeling) (promo)	02:39
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Carl Harvey	Missing You	The Times	04:55
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	02:41
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	I Can See Mother Nature	ST	03:37
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Crack of Dawn	How Many Times	Horizons	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Trevor Dandy	Zion's Ship	Sing Hallelujah	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	02:37
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
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
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Claudja Barry	The Twelwe Days Of Christmas	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

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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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