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
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Claudja Barry	Live a Little Bit	Sweet Dynamite	03:55
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	I'm Not Running After You Anymore	I'm Not Running After You Anymore b/w I Will Never Turn My Back to You	02:12
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love it Or Leave it Alone	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Carl Harvey	Third Stone from the Sun	The Times	05:24
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Woman Be Good	ST	02:59
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	Spotlight	03:35
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	03:59
Trevor Dandy	Is There Any Love In This World	Sing Hallelujah	04:46
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	ST	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love Everybody	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No.1	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Tony Kingston	The Worst That Could Happen	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	03:26
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
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
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Claudja Barry	Sweet Dynamite	Sweet Dynamite	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Tony Kingston	What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Mighty Pope	In-a-gadda-da-vida	Sway	07:29
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Made It	03:00
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Going In Circles	ST	03:48
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Crack of Dawn	It’s Alright	Spotlight	03:25
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Tony Kingston	Too Heavy to Carry	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	02:49
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Crack of Dawn	Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	04:16
Crack of Dawn	Certain Kind Of Woman	Horizons	02:57
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Still Here	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Bob Williams	I Believe in Music (Mac Davis)	Mighty Creator b/w I Believe in Music	04:42
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright (This Feeling) (stereo)	It's Alright (This Feeling) (promo)	02:39
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	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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