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
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Trevor Dandy	Wait For Me	Sing Hallelujah	03:33
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Crack of Dawn	I Can't Move No Mountains	ST	02:32
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Claudja Barry	Take it Easy	The Girl Most Likely	06:50
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Trevor Dandy	Don’t Cry Little Tree	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:10
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	ST	02:49
King Herbert And the Knights	Let's Get Together	With Jack Harden	03:18
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Trevor Dandy	Lay Your Burdens	Sing Hallelujah	03:47
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Intro (Michie Mee, Chuck Dee)	Bahdgyal's Revenge	01:15
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No.1	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:26
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Claudja Barry	Nobody But You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:30
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Crack of Dawn	Got To Be	Horizons	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Uncle Nigel	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:15
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Crack of Dawn	Ol’ Skool	Spotlight	04:09
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Tony Kingston	Dimples	Tongue Tied	01:59
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Glen Ricketts	At The Dark End of the Street	Just Can't Get Over You	04:33
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 3	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:16
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Mighty Pope - ST

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Mighty Pope - Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength

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Mighty Pope - Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me

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Mighty Pope - If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross

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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

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