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
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Crack of Dawn	Board Walking	ST	03:05
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Lindsay Estiban	Never Will I	L.A. Walk	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Stan Martin	Dr. Cool	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:56
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 2	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:38
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	Spotlight	04:19
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Claudja Barry	Love for the Sake of Love	Sweet Dynamite	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Glen Ricketts	At The Dark End of the Street	Just Can't Get Over You	04:33
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Fire (She Need Water)	ST	03:03
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Kotch	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	03:59
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Claudja Barry	Love Machine	The Girl Most Likely	03:49
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Tony Kingston	The Letter	Tongue Tied	02:32
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	03:04
Claudja Barry	Feliz Navidad	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:29
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble - Radio Edit	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Claudja Barry	Let It Snow - Frosty The Snowman	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:22
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Tony Kingston	Teeny Weeny Bit	Tongue Tied	02:25
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Tony Kingston	Summertime	Tongue Tied	03:12
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Mighty Pope	In-a-gadda-da-vida	Sway	07:29

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

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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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Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

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