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
Claudja Barry	The Twelwe Days Of Christmas	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Claudja Barry	Sweet Dynamite	Sweet Dynamite	04:08
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	Spotlight	03:35
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	I'm Not Running After You Anymore	I'm Not Running After You Anymore b/w I Will Never Turn My Back to You	02:12
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (mono)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:42
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
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
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Lindsay Estiban	Going Away	L.A. Walk	05:08
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Crack of Dawn	How Many Times	Horizons	02:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:58
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Trevor Dandy	Long Journey	Sing Hallelujah	04:28
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: The Album	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Mighty Pope	Sweet Blindless	Sway	07:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble - Radio Edit	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Tony Kingston	Too Heavy to Carry	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	02:49
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	L.A. Luv De Bout	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:38
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	06:01
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble - Radio Edit	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Claudja Barry	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:48
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 1	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:31
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Claudja Barry	Take Me In Your Arms	The Girl Most Likely	04:23
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 2	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:38
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

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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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