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
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Jamaican Funk	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:18
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Mighty Pope	In-a-gadda-da-vida	Sway	07:29
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Tony Kingston	You're My Woman	Now You're Gone	02:50
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	ST	04:04
Trevor Dandy	I Want My Light to Shine	Sing Hallelujah	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Fire (She Need Water)	ST	03:03
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Cougars	I Wish It Would Rain	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	04:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Claudja Barry	Love Machine	The Girl Most Likely	03:49
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Crack of Dawn	Fresh Bananas	Horizons	03:43
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Claudja Barry	Sexy Talkin' Lover	The Girl Most Likely	04:04
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Carl Harvey	Breaking My Heart Again	The Times	04:32
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love Everybody	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:01
Claudja Barry	Let It Snow - Frosty The Snowman	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:22
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright (This Feeling) (stereo)	It's Alright (This Feeling) (promo)	02:39
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	ST	02:49
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Ripped Mee Off	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44

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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