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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:54
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Claudja Barry	Feliz Navidad	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:29
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	I Can See Mother Nature	ST	03:37
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Mighty Pope	In-a-gadda-da-vida	Sway	07:29
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (mono)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:42
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Claudja Barry	Rudolph the Red-nosed Rendeer	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:41
Trevor Dandy	It's a Long Journey	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:56
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Crack of Dawn	Somebody's Watching You	ST	03:14
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Claudja Barry	Every Beat of My Heart	The Girl Most Likely	02:34
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Trevor Dandy	Overture and Judgement Morning	Don't Cry Little Tree	09:32
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Tony Kingston	What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	03:54
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 2	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:38
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33

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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