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
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Lindsay Estiban	Come to Me	L.A. Walk	04:37
Crack of Dawn	Dance Your Ass Off	Horizons	01:16
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Carl Harvey	Breaking My Heart Again	The Times	04:32
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:58
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Eddie Spencer	If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:48
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Mighty Pope	Because the Night	Sway	05:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
King Herbert And the Knights	Sissy Strut	With Jack Harden	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Tony Kingston	One Night With You	Tongue Tied	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Intro (Michie Mee, Chuck Dee)	Bahdgyal's Revenge	01:15
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Trevor Dandy	Wait For Me	Sing Hallelujah	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Cougars	Right On	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Carl Harvey	Why You Wanna be like That!!	The Times	04:34
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	What You Talkin' Bout	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:17
Trevor Dandy	Long Journey	Sing Hallelujah	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Mighty Pope	Heaven On The Seventh Floor	ST	02:44
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Claudja Barry	Feliz Navidad	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:29
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Claudja Barry	Love of the Hurtin' Kind	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:27
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Claudja Barry	Ride On My Fire	Sweet Dynamite	04:09
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Trevor Dandy	It's a Long Journey	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:56
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
King Herbert And the Knights	Let It Be	With Jack Harden	03:57

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Trevor Dandy - Don't Cry Little Tree

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