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
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright (This Feeling) (stereo)	It's Alright (This Feeling) (promo)	02:39
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Claudja Barry	The Twelwe Days Of Christmas	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:44
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Crack of Dawn	Certain Kind Of Woman	Horizons	02:57
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Claudja Barry	Every Beat of My Heart	The Girl Most Likely	02:34
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Tony Kingston	Lookin' Down the Aisle	Tongue Tied	04:37
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Mighty Pope	Rescue Me	ST	02:52
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	Spotlight	03:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Personal Assistant	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:35
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Glen Ricketts	Looking Back	Just Can't Get Over You	04:34
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Jamaican Funk	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:18
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Carl Harvey	I'll Be Your Friend	The Times	03:45
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Crack of Dawn	Dance Your Ass Off	Horizons	01:16
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	ST	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Claudja Barry	O Christmas Tree	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	02:51
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	06:01
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:54
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Tongue Tied	02:46
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 3	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:16
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Dirty Funk	ST	03:45
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
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
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:28
Trevor Dandy	Is There Any Love In This World	Sing Hallelujah	04:46
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

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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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