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
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Stan Martin	Come to the Party	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	04:37
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Claudja Barry	Take Me In Your Arms	The Girl Most Likely	04:23
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Claudja Barry	Let It Snow - Frosty The Snowman	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:22
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Tony Kingston	You're My Woman	Now You're Gone	02:50
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Dirty Funk	ST	03:45
Trevor Dandy	Don’t Cry Little Tree	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:10
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
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
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Tony Kingston	Sweet Music	Sweet Music b/w Sweet Music	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Carl Harvey	Taboo	The Times	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Glen Ricketts	Tears	Just Can't Get Over You	04:30
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:28
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Claudja Barry	Joy to the World	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:58
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Made It	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Claudja Barry	The Twelwe Days Of Christmas	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:44
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Claudja Barry	When Life Was Just a Game	The Girl Most Likely	03:35
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Carl Harvey	The Times	The Times	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Tongue Tied	02:46
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	All NIght Stand	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:49
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 3	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:41
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	You're Feisty	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:36
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

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Trevor Dandy - Don't Cry Little Tree

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