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
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'll Call You	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:03
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Tony Kingston	Teeny Weeny Bit	Tongue Tied	02:25
Eddie Spencer	Power of Love	Power of Love b/w Now That I've Found You	02:34
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	By The Time I Get to Phoenix	ST	03:16
Claudja Barry	White Christmas	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:13
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:58
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Claudja Barry	Open the Door	The Girl Most Likely	03:34
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Claudja Barry	(Boogie Woogie) Dancin' Shoes	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	Spotlight	04:33
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
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
Tony Kingston	One Night With You	Tongue Tied	02:38
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Carl Harvey	Breaking My Heart Again	The Times	04:32
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	You're Feisty	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:36
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	I Can See Mother Nature	ST	03:37
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Mighty Pope	Telephone Lovers	ST	02:53
Claudja Barry	Dancin' Fever	The Girl Most Likely	06:02
King Herbert And the Knights	Sing a Simple Song	With Jack Harden	04:48
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Tony Kingston	The Worst That Could Happen	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	03:26
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	03:04
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright	ST	02:41
Lindsay Estiban	Reach Out	L.A. Walk	05:42
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Tony Kingston	What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Mighty Pope	If That's the Way You Want It	ST	03:49
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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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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