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	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Crack of Dawn	Just Time For Lovin'	Horizons	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Claudja Barry	Dance, Dance, Dance	Sweet Dynamite	05:38
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (featuring Jenna)	Say About Us?	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Eddie Spencer	If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:48
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	When I Think of Home	ST	02:49
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Claudja Barry	This Taste of Love	Sweet Dynamite	04:29
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Claudja Barry	Let It Snow - Frosty The Snowman	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:22
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Tony Kingston	Tongue Tied	Tongue Tied	03:16
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Crack of Dawn	Season’s Change	Spotlight	04:48
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Trevor Dandy	When I Prayed Last Night	Don't Cry Little Tree	02:58
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Crack of Dawn	I Can't Move No Mountains	ST	02:32
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Trevor Dandy	Holy Ghost Power	Sing Hallelujah	02:55
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Crack of Dawn	Certain Kind Of Woman	Horizons	02:57
Stan Martin	Come to the Party	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	04:37
Lindsay Estiban	Going Away	L.A. Walk	05:08
King Herbert And the Knights	Chicken Strut	With Jack Harden	03:43
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Claudja Barry	Jingle Bells	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:43
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	03:04
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

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Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

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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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