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
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (mono)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:42
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Whey Mee Get It From	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Claudja Barry	Rudolph the Red-nosed Rendeer	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Stand Right Beside Him	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Crack of Dawn	If You Want To Groove	Horizons	03:31
Claudja Barry	Live a Little Bit	Sweet Dynamite	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Claudja Barry	Nobody But You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
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
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Tony Kingston	What d'You Say (instrumental)	What d'You Say b/w What d'You Say (instrumental)	02:41
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Crack of Dawn	Oh What a Feeling	ST	02:40
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	ST	02:57
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Trevor Dandy	Mountains We Must Climb	Sing Hallelujah	04:13
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Insecura Luva	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:45
Cougars	I Wish It Would Rain	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	04:34
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	03:04
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Your Daughter	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:02
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Crack of Dawn	Your Love	Spotlight	05:40
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love it Or Leave it Alone	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:29
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Trevor Dandy	Holy Ghost Power	Sing Hallelujah	02:55
Crack of Dawn	Somebody’s Watching You	Spotlight	04:34
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

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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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Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

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