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
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Crack of Dawn	How Many Times	Horizons	02:59
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Bob Williams	I Love You (In A Very Special Way)	I Love You (In A Very Special Way) b/w Life Must Go On	03:45
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	ST	02:22
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Crack of Dawn	Just Time For Lovin'	Horizons	03:04
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Crack of Dawn	Somebody's Watching You	ST	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Mighty Pope	Sweet Blindless	Sway	07:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Trevor Dandy	Sometimes	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:33
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Carl Harvey	Ain't Gonna be Your Fool	The Times	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Insecura Luva	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:45
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Tony Kingston	Sweet Music	Sweet Music b/w Sweet Music	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Crack of Dawn	Somebody’s Watching You	Spotlight	04:34
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love Everybody	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:01
Trevor Dandy	Judgement Morning	Sing Hallelujah	03:56
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Fire (She Need Water)	ST	03:03
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Mighty Pope	Telephone Lovers	ST	02:53
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Lindsay Estiban	Reach Out	L.A. Walk	05:42
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56

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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