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
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
King Herbert And the Knights	You Make Me So Very Happy	With Jack Harden	05:09
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Mighty Pope	Heaven On The Seventh Floor	ST	02:44
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Crack of Dawn	Fresh Bananas	Horizons	03:43
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Mighty Pope	Rescue Me	ST	02:52
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Bob Williams	I Love You (In A Very Special Way)	I Love You (In A Very Special Way) b/w Life Must Go On	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Claudja Barry	Do it Again (Parts I and II)	Sweet Dynamite	08:31
Trevor Dandy	Have You Ever Wondered?	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:12
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Tony Kingston	Sweet Music	Sweet Music b/w Sweet Music	03:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Crack of Dawn	Give Me Your Love	Horizons	05:07
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
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
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Glen Ricketts	If Loving You Is Wrong	Just Can't Get Over You	04:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love Everybody	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:01
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Tony Kingston	Faith, Hope & Charity	Faith, Hope & Charity b/w Faith, Hope & Charity	03:17
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
Tony Kingston	Tongue Tied	Tongue Tied	03:16
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Claudja Barry	Take Me In Your Arms	The Girl Most Likely	04:23
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Eddie Spencer	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
King Herbert And the Knights	Let's Get Together	With Jack Harden	03:18
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Crack of Dawn	Have I Got Your Love	Horizons	03:49
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Crack of Dawn	Changes	Spotlight	03:19
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Cool It	ST	02:41
Claudja Barry	The Twelwe Days Of Christmas	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Claudja Barry	Whinter Wonderland	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46

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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