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
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Tony Kingston	Dimples	Tongue Tied	01:59
Tony Kingston	The Letter	Tongue Tied	02:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Tony Kingston	Lookin' Down the Aisle	Tongue Tied	04:37
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Trevor Dandy	Sing Hallelujah	Sing Hallelujah	05:26
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Carl Harvey	Taboo	The Times	04:44
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Take a Letter Maria	ST	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Trevor Dandy	Is There Any Love In This World	Sing Hallelujah	04:46
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:58
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Claudja Barry	Let It Snow - Frosty The Snowman	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:22
Glen Ricketts	At The Dark End of the Street	Just Can't Get Over You	04:33
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	Spotlight	03:35
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Fun Surround Dem	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:57
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
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
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Mighty Pope	Sweet Blindless	Sway	07:48
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	02:37
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It - Remix	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:53
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	03:59
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Claudja Barry	Rudolph the Red-nosed Rendeer	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	We've Arrived In America	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:21
Claudja Barry	(Boogie Woogie) Dancin' Shoes	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:00
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Just Can't Get Over You	Just Can't Get Over You	05:07
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Crack of Dawn	Wait Till After Dark	Horizons	03:52
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Lindsay Estiban	Reach Out	L.A. Walk	05:42
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Personal Assistant	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:35
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Jamaican Funk Canadian Stlye	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:34
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36

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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