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
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Tony Kingston	I Am a Preacher	I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	03:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Glen Ricketts	I'm Sorry About That	Just Can't Get Over You	04:04
King Herbert And the Knights	You Make Me So Very Happy	With Jack Harden	05:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	03:59
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Claudja Barry	Forget About You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	02:53
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:18
Trevor Dandy	It's a Long Journey	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:56
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Trevor Dandy	He Will	Sing Hallelujah	04:23
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (stereo)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Claudja Barry	Ride On My Fire	Sweet Dynamite	04:09
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Crack of Dawn	Board Walking	ST	03:05
Stan Martin	Dr. Cool	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:56
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Claudja Barry	Cold Fire	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:27
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:58
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Eddie Spencer	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Crack of Dawn	The Key	ST	02:50
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Glen Ricketts	A Man Needs a Woman	Just Can't Get Over You	04:15
Claudja Barry	O Christmas Tree	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	02:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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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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