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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
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
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Tony Kingston	Faith, Hope & Charity	Faith, Hope & Charity b/w Faith, Hope & Charity	03:17
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	03:17
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Claudja Barry	Sweet Dynamite	Sweet Dynamite	04:08
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Glen Ricketts	At The Dark End of the Street	Just Can't Get Over You	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Mighty Pope	Sway	Sway	05:04
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Claudja Barry	Love of the Hurtin' Kind	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Crack of Dawn	Fresh Bananas	Horizons	03:43
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Claudja Barry	Whinter Wonderland	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:34
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
King Herbert And the Knights	Ooga Boogaloo	With Jack Harden	03:17
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	We've Arrived In America	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Glen Ricketts	A Man Needs a Woman	Just Can't Get Over You	04:15
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	ST	02:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Forgot About Mich - Fam	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:10
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Crack of Dawn	Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is	ST	02:52
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Tony Kingston	Teeny Weeny Bit	Tongue Tied	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16

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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