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
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Crack of Dawn	Fresh Bananas	Horizons	03:43
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Claudja Barry	Why Must a Girl Like Me	Sweet Dynamite	04:10
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
King Herbert And the Knights	Amen	With Jack Harden	03:22
Trevor Dandy	It's a Long Journey	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:56
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Fun Surround Dem	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Claudja Barry	Sexy Talkin' Lover	The Girl Most Likely	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Tony Kingston	Too Heavy to Carry	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	02:49
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Claudja Barry	This Taste of Love	Sweet Dynamite	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
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
Stan Martin	Hop Skipping the Boogie	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:00
King Herbert And the Knights	Ooga Boogaloo	With Jack Harden	03:17
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Claudja Barry	Whinter Wonderland	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:34
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Woman Be Good	ST	02:59
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	Spotlight	03:35
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Claudja Barry	Do it Again (Parts I and II)	Sweet Dynamite	08:31
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Trevor Dandy	Lay Your Burdens	Sing Hallelujah	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Lindsay Estiban	Fancy Ladies	L.A. Walk	03:31
Glen Ricketts	Looking Back	Just Can't Get Over You	04:34
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Mighty Pope	In-a-gadda-da-vida	Sway	07:29
Crack of Dawn	Give Me Your Love	Horizons	05:07
Claudja Barry	White Christmas	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye	ST	03:45
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24

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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