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)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Times Change	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Tony Kingston	Tongue Tied	Now You're Gone	02:45
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Mighty Pope	New Orleans	Sway	05:52
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
King Herbert And the Knights	Let It Be	With Jack Harden	03:57
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	Spotlight	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Claudja Barry	Jingle Bells	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:43
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Stan Martin	Come to the Party	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	04:37
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (featuring Jenna)	Say About Us?	03:57
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Claudja Barry	Johnny, Johnny Please Come Home	The Girl Most Likely	02:54
Claudja Barry	Love of the Hurtin' Kind	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:27
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Going In Circles	ST	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Trevor Dandy	It's a Long Journey	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	I Will Never Turn My Back to You	I'm Not Running After You Anymore b/w I Will Never Turn My Back to You	02:29
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	ST	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Mighty Pope	In-a-gadda-da-vida	Sway	07:29
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	Love is Wonderful	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:25
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (Kanio Remix)	Say About Us?	03:17
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Crack of Dawn	Have I Got Your Love	Horizons	03:49
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Stan Martin	In Your Eyes	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	05:35
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Fugitive Song (B. Stone, J. Bennett)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:47
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41

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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