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
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Claudja Barry	This Taste of Love	Sweet Dynamite	04:29
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
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Claudja Barry	Love of the Hurtin' Kind	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:27
Tony Kingston	I Am a Preacher	I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Crack of Dawn	Wait Till After Dark	Horizons	03:52
Claudja Barry	O Little Town Of Bethlehem	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	By The Time I Get to Phoenix	ST	03:16
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love it Or Leave it Alone	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:29
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: The Album	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:46
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Intro (Michie Mee, Chuck Dee)	Bahdgyal's Revenge	01:15
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love Everybody	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:01
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Free	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:34
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Claudja Barry	Nobody Loves Me Like You Do	Sweet Dynamite	02:57
Tony Kingston	Proud Mary	Tongue Tied	04:24
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Carl Harvey	Ain't Gonna be Your Fool	The Times	04:42
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split (Wayne McGhie)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:22
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
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
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Stan Martin	Dr. Cool	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:56
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Carl Harvey	In Your Eyes	The Times	05:12
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Stan Martin	Hop Skipping the Boogie	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Tony Kingston	The Letter	Tongue Tied	02:32
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright (This Feeling) (stereo)	It's Alright (This Feeling) (promo)	02:39
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:58
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Trevor Dandy	Lay Your Burdens	Sing Hallelujah	03:47
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Woman Be Good	ST	02:59
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27

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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