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	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Crack of Dawn	Somebody’s Watching You	Spotlight	04:34
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Claudja Barry	Love Machine	The Girl Most Likely	03:49
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Glen Ricketts	I'm Sorry About That	Just Can't Get Over You	04:04
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Fire (She Need Water)	ST	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Stand Right Beside Him	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Carl Harvey	Breaking My Heart Again	The Times	04:32
Trevor Dandy	Lord I Come to Thee	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
King Herbert And the Knights	Sing a Simple Song	With Jack Harden	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
King Herbert And the Knights	Ode to Billy Joe	With Jack Harden	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Claudja Barry	Heavy Makes You Happy	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:55
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Carl Harvey	Why You Wanna be like That!!	The Times	04:34
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Able (featuring Xentury)	Willing and Able	04:41
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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