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
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:58
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Claudja Barry	Love for the Sake of Love	Sweet Dynamite	05:17
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 2	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:38
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Glen Ricketts	If Loving You Is Wrong	Just Can't Get Over You	04:37
Claudja Barry	Ride On My Fire	Sweet Dynamite	04:09
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	She'll be Back	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:22
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Trevor Dandy	I Want My Light to Shine	Sing Hallelujah	03:42
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Trevor Dandy	Sometimes	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Looking Back	Just Can't Get Over You	04:34
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Carl Harvey	In Your Eyes	The Times	05:12
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Jamaican Funk	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:18
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Tony Kingston	Tongue Tied	Tongue Tied	03:16
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Claudja Barry	Whinter Wonderland	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:34
Mighty Pope	New Orleans	Sway	05:52
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25

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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