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	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Crack of Dawn	Stand Tall	ST	02:46
Crack of Dawn	Just Time For Lovin'	Horizons	03:04
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	ST	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Glen Ricketts	Tears	Just Can't Get Over You	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Stan Martin	Let Me Wait	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:35
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Trevor Dandy	It's a Long Journey	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:56
Glen Ricketts	A Man Needs a Woman	Just Can't Get Over You	04:15
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	She'll be Back	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:22
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Crack of Dawn	Somebody’s Watching You	Spotlight	04:34
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Mighty Pope	If That's the Way You Want It	ST	03:49
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Claudja Barry	Open the Door	The Girl Most Likely	03:34
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
King Herbert And the Knights	Sing a Simple Song	With Jack Harden	04:48
Tony Kingston	People Started Talking	Now You're Gone	02:31
Claudja Barry	The Way You are Dancing	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:27
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It - Remix	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:53
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Claudja Barry	Feliz Navidad	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:29
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Insecura Luva	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Tony Kingston	You're My Woman	Now You're Gone	02:50
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (featuring Jenna)	Say About Us?	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Made It	03:00
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Stan Martin	Hop Skipping the Boogie	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Dirty Funk	ST	03:45
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Trevor Dandy	Holy Ghost Power	Sing Hallelujah	02:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

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Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

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Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

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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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