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	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Claudja Barry	Forget About You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	02:53
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Claudja Barry	O Little Town Of Bethlehem	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:14
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Claudja Barry	Love for the Sake of Love	Sweet Dynamite	05:17
Mighty Pope	Rescue Me	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	03:02
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Claudja Barry	Dance, Dance, Dance	Sweet Dynamite	05:38
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Crack of Dawn	Ol’ Skool	Spotlight	04:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Insecura Luva	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:45
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
King Herbert And the Knights	Ode to Billy Joe	With Jack Harden	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Claudja Barry	Why Must a Girl Like Me	Sweet Dynamite	04:10
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	Spotlight	03:35
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Carl Harvey	Breaking My Heart Again	The Times	04:32
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Trevor Dandy	Don’t Cry Little Tree	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Claudja Barry	When Life Was Just a Game	The Girl Most Likely	03:35
Lindsay Estiban	L.A. Walk	L.A. Walk	05:55
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Mighty Pope	Telephone Lovers	ST	02:53
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
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
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39

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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