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	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	03:04
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Take a Letter Maria	ST	03:14
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: The Album	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:46
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Looking Back	Just Can't Get Over You	04:34
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Whey Mee Get It From	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:38
Carl Harvey	In Your Eyes	The Times	05:12
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 2	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:27
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 3	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:16
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	I Will Never Turn My Back to You	I'm Not Running After You Anymore b/w I Will Never Turn My Back to You	02:29
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
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
Claudja Barry	Dance, Dance, Dance	Sweet Dynamite	05:38
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Able (featuring Xentury)	Willing and Able	04:41
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Claudja Barry	Sweet Dynamite	Sweet Dynamite	04:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright (This Feeling) (stereo)	It's Alright (This Feeling) (promo)	02:39
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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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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