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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Claudja Barry	Love of the Hurtin' Kind	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:27
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Trevor Dandy	When I Prayed	Sing Hallelujah	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Crack of Dawn	Give Me Your Love	Horizons	05:07
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
King Herbert And the Knights	You Make Me So Very Happy	With Jack Harden	05:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Mighty Pope	Heaven On The Seventh Floor	ST	02:44
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Claudja Barry	Dancin' Fever	The Girl Most Likely	06:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Insecura Luva	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:45
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Carl Harvey	Why You Wanna be like That!!	The Times	04:34
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
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
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Jamaican Funk Canadian Stlye	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
King Herbert And the Knights	Ode to Billy Joe	With Jack Harden	04:15
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Mighty Pope	Rescue Me	ST	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Lindsay Estiban	L.A. Walk	L.A. Walk	05:55
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble - Radio Edit	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 2	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:27
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	03:17
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Crack of Dawn	The Key	ST	02:50
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Tony Kingston	The Letter	Tongue Tied	02:32
Carl Harvey	Breaking My Heart Again	The Times	04:32
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Your Daughter	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:02
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Claudja Barry	Johnny, Johnny Please Come Home	The Girl Most Likely	02:54

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Mighty Pope - Sway

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