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
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	I Can See Mother Nature	ST	03:37
Trevor Dandy	Every Time	Sing Hallelujah	04:21
King Herbert And the Knights	Sissy Strut	With Jack Harden	03:44
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Claudja Barry	Feliz Navidad	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:29
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Thank You	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:54
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love it Or Leave it Alone	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Crack of Dawn	Board Walking	ST	03:05
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Claudja Barry	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:48
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Crack of Dawn	Give Me Your Love	Horizons	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Crack of Dawn	Somebody’s Watching You	Spotlight	04:34
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright	ST	02:41
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Fun Surround Dem	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:57
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Free	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:34
Mighty Pope	Sway	Sway	05:04
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	Love is Wonderful	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:25
Glen Ricketts	Just Can't Get Over You	Just Can't Get Over You	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
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
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Carl Harvey	Breaking My Heart Again	The Times	04:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

FEATURED

Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

FEATURED

Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - Storybook Revisited

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - More Life EP (with The Steadytones)

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - "Forward" in the Land of Sunshine

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - The Patriot

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - Capture Land

FEATURED

Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

FEATURED

Carl Harvey - The Times

FEATURED

Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

FEATURED

Cougars - Caribana '67 Volume 1

FEATURED

Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

FEATURED

Ishan People - Roots

FEATURED

Ishan People - ST

FEATURED

Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - The First Cut Is The Deepest

FEATURED

Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)

FEATURED

Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Bahdgyal's Revenge

FEATURED

Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Willing and Able

FEATURED

Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Made It

FEATURED

Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Say About Us?

FEATURED

Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Jamaican Funk

FEATURED

Bob Williams - I Love You (In A Very Special Way) b/w Life Must Go On

FEATURED

Bob Williams - I'm Alright

FEATURED

Bob Williams - Mighty Creator b/w I Believe in Music

FEATURED

Soul Explosion Band - Out of Many One People

FEATURED

Mighty Mystics - Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms

Comments