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
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Claudja Barry	Give it Up	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:40
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Glen Ricketts	If Loving You Is Wrong	Just Can't Get Over You	04:37
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	Spotlight	03:35
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Claudja Barry	Sexy Talkin' Lover	The Girl Most Likely	04:04
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
King Herbert And the Knights	You Make Me So Very Happy	With Jack Harden	05:09
Mighty Pope	If That's the Way You Want It	ST	03:49
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Crack of Dawn	If You Want To Groove	Horizons	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Made It	03:00
Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	Spotlight	04:33
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:58
Claudja Barry	Dancin' Fever	The Girl Most Likely	06:02
King Herbert And the Knights	Sing a Simple Song	With Jack Harden	04:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Claudja Barry	Rudolph the Red-nosed Rendeer	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Stan Martin	Let Me Wait	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:35
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Cool It	ST	02:41
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Trevor Dandy	Don't Cry Little Tree	Sing Hallelujah	04:39
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:58
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Able (featuring Xentury)	Willing and Able	04:41
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	ST	02:58
Lindsay Estiban	Come to Me	L.A. Walk	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Carl Harvey	Missing You	The Times	04:55
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Take a Letter Maria	ST	03:14
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Crack of Dawn	Season’s Change	Spotlight	04:48
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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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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