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
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Mighty Pope	Rescue Me	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	03:02
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Carl Harvey	Only the Moment	The Times	05:00
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Cougars	I Wish It Would Rain	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	04:34
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Get It Together	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	L.A. Luv De Bout	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Free	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:34
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Claudja Barry	Jingle Bells	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	ST	02:22
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Lindsay Estiban	Never Will I	L.A. Walk	06:04
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Trevor Dandy	Long Journey	Sing Hallelujah	04:28
Stan Martin	You Know I Love You	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:29
Trevor Dandy	Lord I Come to Thee	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:45
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	ST	02:58
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 2	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:38
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
King Herbert And the Knights	Amen	With Jack Harden	03:22
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
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
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Able (featuring Xentury)	Willing and Able	04:41
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Woman Be Good	ST	02:59
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble - Radio Edit	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	All NIght Stand	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:49
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04

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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