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
Claudja Barry	O Tannenbaum	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:52
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Crack of Dawn	Have I Got Your Love	Horizons	03:49
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Claudja Barry	Boogie Tonight	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:53
Crack of Dawn	Certain Kind Of Woman	Horizons	02:57
Eddie Spencer	Power of Love	Power of Love b/w Now That I've Found You	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Tony Kingston	One Night With You	Tongue Tied	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Crack of Dawn	The Key	ST	02:50
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Claudja Barry	Forget About You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	02:53
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	When I Think of Home	ST	02:49
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (stereo)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:44
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Claudja Barry	Open the Door	The Girl Most Likely	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (Kanio Remix)	Say About Us?	03:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Mighty Pope	Telephone Lovers	ST	02:53
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	She'll be Back	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:22
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Fun Surround Dem	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:57
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
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
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Trevor Dandy	Sing Hallelujah	Sing Hallelujah	05:26
Claudja Barry	Rudolph the Red-nosed Rendeer	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:41
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Trevor Dandy	Have You Ever Wondered?	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:12
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Claudja Barry	Cold Fire	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Dirty Funk	ST	03:45
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	ST	02:57

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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