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	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	Spotlight	04:33
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Thank You	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:54
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Mighty Pope	Rescue Me	ST	02:52
Tony Kingston	What d'You Say	What d'You Say b/w What d'You Say (instrumental)	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	By The Time I Get to Phoenix	ST	03:16
Carl Harvey	Only the Moment	The Times	05:00
Stan Martin	Hop Skipping the Boogie	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Made It	03:00
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Trevor Dandy	Don’t Cry Little Tree	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:10
Crack of Dawn	How Many Times	Horizons	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	Spotlight	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Trevor Dandy	Long Journey	Sing Hallelujah	04:28
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)	Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)	04:56
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Still Here	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	Spotlight	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Eddie Spencer	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	ST	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Trevor Dandy	He Will	Sing Hallelujah	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Ripped Mee Off	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13

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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