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
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
King Herbert And the Knights	Sissy Strut	With Jack Harden	03:44
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Ripped Mee Off	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Claudja Barry	Johnny, Johnny Please Come Home	The Girl Most Likely	02:54
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Stan Martin	Dr. Cool	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:56
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Crack of Dawn	Board Walking	ST	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	Spotlight	04:33
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Cool It	ST	02:41
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 2	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:27
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Crack of Dawn	Got To Be	Horizons	03:42
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Bob Williams	I Love You (In A Very Special Way)	I Love You (In A Very Special Way) b/w Life Must Go On	03:45
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Mighty Pope	Love on a Disco Floor	ST	03:01
Mighty Pope	Telephone Lovers	ST	02:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble - Radio Edit	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Trevor Dandy	Wait For Me	Sing Hallelujah	03:33
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Dirty Funk	ST	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Trevor Dandy	Don't Cry Little Tree	Sing Hallelujah	04:39
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Claudja Barry	Sweet Dynamite	Sweet Dynamite	04:08
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Carl Harvey	Why You Wanna be like That!!	The Times	04:34
Claudja Barry	Jingle Bells	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:43

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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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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