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
Crack of Dawn	The Key	ST	02:50
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Trevor Dandy	When I Prayed Last Night	Don't Cry Little Tree	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (mono)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:42
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Crack of Dawn	Oh What a Feeling	ST	02:40
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Crack of Dawn	Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is	ST	02:52
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Tony Kingston	I Am a Preacher	I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	03:54
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (Kanio Remix)	Say About Us?	03:17
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Eddie Spencer	Power of Love	Power of Love b/w Now That I've Found You	02:34
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:18
Claudja Barry	Boogie Tonight	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:53
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Claudja Barry	Dance, Dance, Dance	Sweet Dynamite	05:38
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
Claudja Barry	Johnny, Johnny Please Come Home	The Girl Most Likely	02:54
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Claudja Barry	O Christmas Tree	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	02:51
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	Spotlight	04:33
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Claudja Barry	Heavy Makes You Happy	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:55
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	03:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Kotch	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:50
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Forgot About Mich - Fam	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:10

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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