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
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Carl Harvey	Missing You	The Times	04:55
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Crack of Dawn	Season’s Change	Spotlight	04:48
Glen Ricketts	Just Can't Get Over You	Just Can't Get Over You	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Crack of Dawn	Oh What a Feeling	ST	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Claudja Barry	Do it Again (Parts I and II)	Sweet Dynamite	08:31
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 1	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:31
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Jamaican Funk	Jamaican Funk	03:23
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Lindsay Estiban	A Star in the Ghetto	L.A. Walk	10:37
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Claudja Barry	Give it Up	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:40
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Trevor Dandy	When I Prayed Last Night	Don't Cry Little Tree	02:58
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Trevor Dandy	Lay Your Burdens	Sing Hallelujah	03:47
Trevor Dandy	Mountains We Must Climb	Sing Hallelujah	04:13
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	What You Talkin' Bout	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:17
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Stan Martin	Love at First Site	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:29
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)	Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	ST	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
King Herbert And the Knights	Chicken Strut	With Jack Harden	03:43
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Trevor Dandy	Zion's Ship	Sing Hallelujah	06:16
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

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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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