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
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Claudja Barry	O Tannenbaum	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:52
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Crack of Dawn	Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	04:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Your Daughter	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Crack of Dawn	Give Me Your Love	Horizons	05:07
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	02:37
Carl Harvey	Why You Wanna be like That!!	The Times	04:34
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (stereo)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:44
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Claudja Barry	Cold Fire	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Intro (Michie Mee, Chuck Dee)	Bahdgyal's Revenge	01:15
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Eddie Spencer	Power of Love	Power of Love b/w Now That I've Found You	02:34
King Herbert And the Knights	Sing a Simple Song	With Jack Harden	04:48
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Crack of Dawn	I Can't Move No Mountains	ST	02:32
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Made It	03:00
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Crack of Dawn	Season’s Change	Spotlight	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Crack of Dawn	Ol’ Skool	Spotlight	04:09
Glen Ricketts	Tears	Just Can't Get Over You	04:30
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Trevor Dandy	Sing Halleluyah	Sing Hallelujah	06:03
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Crack of Dawn	Have I Got Your Love	Horizons	03:49
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Canada Large	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:57
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Cougars	Right On	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	02:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:28
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	03:59

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

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