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
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Trevor Dandy	Sing Hallelujah	Sing Hallelujah	05:26
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	Spotlight	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Trevor Dandy	Don’t Cry Little Tree	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:10
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Intro (Michie Mee, Chuck Dee)	Bahdgyal's Revenge	01:15
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	L.A. Luv De Bout	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:38
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Mighty Pope	Sweet Blindless	Sway	07:48
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Tony Kingston	Summertime	Tongue Tied	03:12
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Claudja Barry	Do it Again (Parts I and II)	Sweet Dynamite	08:31
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Crack of Dawn	Board Walking	ST	03:05
Trevor Dandy	Sometimes	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:33
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	I Can See Mother Nature	ST	03:37
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Trevor Dandy - Don't Cry Little Tree

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Mighty Pope - Sway

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