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	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Trevor Dandy	It's a Long Journey	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:56
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Mighty Pope	Heaven On The Seventh Floor	ST	02:44
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Trevor Dandy	Sing Halleluyah	Sing Hallelujah	06:03
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (mono)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:42
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'll Call You	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:03
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Carl Harvey	Breaking My Heart Again	The Times	04:32
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Claudja Barry	Ride On My Fire	Sweet Dynamite	04:09
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	L.A. Luv De Bout	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:38
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Intro (Michie Mee, Chuck Dee)	Bahdgyal's Revenge	01:15
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Jamaican Funk Canadian Stlye	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:34
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 2	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:27
Mighty Pope	If That's the Way You Want It	ST	03:49
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Cool It	ST	02:41
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Claudja Barry	Take it Easy	The Girl Most Likely	06:50
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)	Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)	04:56
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Tony Kingston	What d'You Say (instrumental)	What d'You Say b/w What d'You Say (instrumental)	02:41
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	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
King Herbert And the Knights	Amen	With Jack Harden	03:22
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Claudja Barry	Sexy Talkin' Lover	The Girl Most Likely	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

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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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