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	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Trevor Dandy	Don't Cry Little Tree	Sing Hallelujah	04:39
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	Spotlight	04:33
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Tony Kingston	Sleepin' in the Shadow of My Dream	Tongue Tied	02:09
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Whey Mee Get It From	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Trevor Dandy	Wait For Me	Sing Hallelujah	03:33
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Claudja Barry	Sexy Talkin' Lover	The Girl Most Likely	04:04
Crack of Dawn	Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is	ST	02:52
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	ST	04:04
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 3	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:41
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Lindsay Estiban	Come to Me	L.A. Walk	04:37
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Claudja Barry	Joy to the World	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:58
Claudja Barry	Sweet Dynamite	Sweet Dynamite	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	ST	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Claudja Barry	Do it Again (Parts I and II)	Sweet Dynamite	08:31
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Intro (Michie Mee, Chuck Dee)	Bahdgyal's Revenge	01:15
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	We've Arrived In America	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:21
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble - Radio Edit	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Dirty Funk	ST	03:45
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love Everybody	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:01
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Carl Harvey	Why You Wanna be like That!!	The Times	04:34
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Times Change	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:16
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	L.A. Luv De Bout	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:38
Trevor Dandy	Mountains We Must Climb	Sing Hallelujah	04:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Trevor Dandy	Judgement Morning	Sing Hallelujah	03:56
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	ST	02:57
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Trevor Dandy	It's a Long Journey	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:56
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Tongue Tied	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (featuring Jenna)	Say About Us?	03:57

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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