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
Claudja Barry	Give it Up	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:40
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Free	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:34
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Stan Martin	Love at First Site	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:29
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	ST	04:04
Crack of Dawn	How Many Times	Horizons	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Stan Martin	Let Me Wait	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 2	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:27
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (mono)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:42
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 1	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:31
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble - Radio Edit	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Claudja Barry	Let It Snow - Frosty The Snowman	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:22
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Carl Harvey	Freedom Train	The Times	04:32
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Trevor Dandy	He Will	Sing Hallelujah	04:23
Cougars	I Wish It Would Rain	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	04:34
Lindsay Estiban	Fancy Ladies	L.A. Walk	03:31
Stan Martin	Come to the Party	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	04:37
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Carl Harvey	In Your Eyes	The Times	05:12
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Fun Surround Dem	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:57
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Claudja Barry	Open the Door	The Girl Most Likely	03:34
Crack of Dawn	Somebody’s Watching You	Spotlight	04:34
Trevor Dandy	Long Journey	Sing Hallelujah	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54

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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