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
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	I Can See Mother Nature	ST	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
King Herbert And the Knights	Let It Be	With Jack Harden	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: The Album	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:46
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Claudja Barry	Rudolph the Red-nosed Rendeer	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (stereo)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:44
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No.1	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Claudja Barry	(Boogie Woogie) Dancin' Shoes	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:00
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Crack of Dawn	Ol’ Skool	Spotlight	04:09
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Glen Ricketts	If Loving You Is Wrong	Just Can't Get Over You	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Claudja Barry	Dancin' Fever	The Girl Most Likely	06:02
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love it Or Leave it Alone	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:29
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)	Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)	04:56
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Cougars	Right On	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	02:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (Kanio Remix)	Say About Us?	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
King Herbert And the Knights	Amen	With Jack Harden	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

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Trevor Dandy - Don't Cry Little Tree

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