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
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	ST	02:49
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Uncle Nigel	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:15
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
King Herbert And the Knights	Lucille	With Jack Harden	02:45
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Trevor Dandy	Lord I Come to Thee	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:45
Tony Kingston	Lonely Blues (instrumental)	Tongue Tied	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Claudja Barry	Give it Up	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:40
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Crack of Dawn	Season’s Change	Spotlight	04:48
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Mighty Pope	Telephone Lovers	ST	02:53
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:28
Claudja Barry	Heavy Makes You Happy	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:55
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Fire (She Need Water)	ST	03:03
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Crack of Dawn	How Many Times	Horizons	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Claudja Barry	O Little Town Of Bethlehem	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Crack of Dawn	It’s Alright	Spotlight	03:25
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Claudja Barry	Dance, Dance, Dance	Sweet Dynamite	05:38
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Trevor Dandy	It's a Long Journey	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:56
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright	ST	02:41
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Claudja Barry	Jingle Bells	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16

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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