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
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Cougars	Right On	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	02:50
Crack of Dawn	Ol’ Skool	Spotlight	04:09
Glen Ricketts	If Loving You Is Wrong	Just Can't Get Over You	04:37
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Eddie Spencer	Power of Love	Power of Love b/w Now That I've Found You	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	ST	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split (Wayne McGhie)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:22
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Crack of Dawn	Fresh Bananas	Horizons	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Claudja Barry	Heavy Makes You Happy	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:55
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Jamaican Funk	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:18
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Crack of Dawn	How Many Times	Horizons	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Looking Back	Just Can't Get Over You	04:34
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Tony Kingston	People Started Talking	Now You're Gone	02:31
Tony Kingston	I Am a Preacher	I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	03:54
Crack of Dawn	Certain Kind Of Woman	Horizons	02:57
Tony Kingston	What d'You Say (instrumental)	What d'You Say b/w What d'You Say (instrumental)	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Trevor Dandy	Sing Hallelujah	Sing Hallelujah	05:26
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Tears	Just Can't Get Over You	04:30
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Take a Letter Maria	ST	03:14
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	ST	02:49
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	By The Time I Get to Phoenix	ST	03:16
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Mighty Pope	Sweet Blindless	Sway	07:48
Tony Kingston	Dimples	Tongue Tied	01:59
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Tongue Tied	02:46
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Carl Harvey	Missing You	The Times	04:55
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Cougars	I Wish It Would Rain	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	04:34
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

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Trevor Dandy - Don't Cry Little Tree

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Mighty Pope - Sway

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Mighty Pope - ST

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Mighty Pope - Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength

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Mighty Pope - Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me

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Mighty Pope - If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross

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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

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