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
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Crack of Dawn	Board Walking	ST	03:05
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Whey Mee Get It From	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:38
Crack of Dawn	Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Tony Kingston	One Night With You	Tongue Tied	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Trevor Dandy	Lay Your Burdens	Sing Hallelujah	03:47
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	Spotlight	04:33
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (featuring Jenna)	Say About Us?	03:57
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Tony Kingston	Dimples	Tongue Tied	01:59
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Claudja Barry	Do it Again (Parts I and II)	Sweet Dynamite	08:31
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	A Portion From Up North	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Tony Kingston	Tongue Tied	Tongue Tied	03:16
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split (Wayne McGhie)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:22
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Claudja Barry	Whinter Wonderland	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:34
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	I'm Not Running After You Anymore	I'm Not Running After You Anymore b/w I Will Never Turn My Back to You	02:12
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 2	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:38
Carl Harvey	Third Stone from the Sun	The Times	05:24
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Lindsay Estiban	Fancy Ladies	L.A. Walk	03:31
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Mighty Pope	Because the Night	Sway	05:31
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Trevor Dandy	Holy Ghost Power	Sing Hallelujah	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	ST	02:58
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

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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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