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
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:58
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:58
Cougars	Right On	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	02:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Claudja Barry	Rudolph the Red-nosed Rendeer	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Carl Harvey	Third Stone from the Sun	The Times	05:24
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love it Or Leave it Alone	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	You're Feisty	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:36
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Lindsay Estiban	Reach Out	L.A. Walk	05:42
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Claudja Barry	Joy to the World	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Tony Kingston	Teeny Weeny Bit	Tongue Tied	02:25
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Claudja Barry	Open the Door	The Girl Most Likely	03:34
Lindsay Estiban	Come to Me	L.A. Walk	04:37
Claudja Barry	Johnny, Johnny Please Come Home	The Girl Most Likely	02:54
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Tony Kingston	I Am a Preacher	I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	03:54
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	ST	02:57
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Trevor Dandy	Is There Any Love?	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:32
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Stan Martin	In Your Eyes	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	05:35
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Carl Harvey	The Times	The Times	04:24
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Crack of Dawn	Got To Be	Horizons	03:42
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Claudja Barry	Dance, Dance, Dance	Sweet Dynamite	05:38
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Uncle Nigel	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:15
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Stan Martin	Come to the Party	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	04:37
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	A Portion From Up North	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:42
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

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