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
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Crack of Dawn	The Key	ST	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:58
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 2	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:27
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It - Remix	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:53
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Trevor Dandy	Don't Cry Little Tree	Sing Hallelujah	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
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
Lindsay Estiban	Going Away	L.A. Walk	05:08
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
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
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Carl Harvey	Freedom Train	The Times	04:32
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Trevor Dandy	Lay Your Burdens	Sing Hallelujah	03:47
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	She'll be Back	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:22
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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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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