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
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Tony Kingston	People Started Talking	Now You're Gone	02:31
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Claudja Barry	Heavy Makes You Happy	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:55
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Claudja Barry	Whinter Wonderland	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Tony Kingston	Lookin' Down the Aisle	Tongue Tied	04:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	02:41
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Glen Ricketts	Looking Back	Just Can't Get Over You	04:34
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
King Herbert And the Knights	Chicken Strut	With Jack Harden	03:43
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	L.A. Luv De Bout	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (mono)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:42
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Crack of Dawn	Fresh Bananas	Horizons	03:43
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Tony Kingston	Teeny Weeny Bit	Tongue Tied	02:25
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Claudja Barry	Love for the Sake of Love	Sweet Dynamite	05:17
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Carl Harvey	Why You Wanna be like That!!	The Times	04:34
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Going In Circles	ST	03:48
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
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
King Herbert And the Knights	Ooga Boogaloo	With Jack Harden	03:17
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Forgot About Mich - Fam	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:10
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
King Herbert And the Knights	Lucille	With Jack Harden	02:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Intro (Michie Mee, Chuck Dee)	Bahdgyal's Revenge	01:15
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Crack of Dawn	Oh What a Feeling	ST	02:40
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Carl Harvey	Missing You	The Times	04:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Crack of Dawn	Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	04:16
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Canada Large	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:57
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Trevor Dandy - Don't Cry Little Tree

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Mighty Pope - Sway

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Mighty Pope - ST

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Mighty Pope - Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength

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Mighty Pope - Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me

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Mighty Pope - If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross

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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

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