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
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Tony Kingston	Teeny Weeny Bit	Tongue Tied	02:25
Carl Harvey	Only the Moment	The Times	05:00
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Uncle Nigel	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:15
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Woman Be Good	ST	02:59
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Crack of Dawn	Somebody's Watching You	ST	03:14
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	Love is Wonderful	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:58
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Tony Kingston	Summertime	Tongue Tied	03:12
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love Everybody	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:01
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Jamaican Funk Canadian Stlye	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:34
Crack of Dawn	If You Want To Groove	Horizons	03:31
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Whey Mee Get It From	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:38
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
King Herbert And the Knights	You Make Me So Very Happy	With Jack Harden	05:09
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Fire (She Need Water)	ST	03:03
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Claudja Barry	Sexy Talkin' Lover	The Girl Most Likely	04:04
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Mighty Pope	Because the Night	Sway	05:31
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Tony Kingston	Proud Mary	Tongue Tied	04:24
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: The Album	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:46
Tony Kingston	Faith, Hope & Charity	Faith, Hope & Charity b/w Faith, Hope & Charity	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53

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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