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
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Glen Ricketts	I'm Sorry About That	Just Can't Get Over You	04:04
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Claudja Barry	O Christmas Tree	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	02:51
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	Spotlight	04:19
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:58
Claudja Barry	Love Machine	The Girl Most Likely	03:49
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Fugitive Song (B. Stone, J. Bennett)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
King Herbert And the Knights	Amen	With Jack Harden	03:22
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It - Remix	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:53
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split (Wayne McGhie)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Claudja Barry	Dancin' Fever	The Girl Most Likely	06:02
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Tongue Tied	02:46
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright	ST	02:41
Trevor Dandy	Judgement Morning	Sing Hallelujah	03:56
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No.1	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:26
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (featuring Jenna)	Say About Us?	03:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Carl Harvey	Why You Wanna be like That!!	The Times	04:34
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Crack of Dawn	Dance Your Ass Off	Horizons	01:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Mighty Pope	Love on a Disco Floor	ST	03:01
Claudja Barry	The Twelwe Days Of Christmas	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:44
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	A Portion From Up North	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 2	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:27
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Crack of Dawn	If You Want To Groove	Horizons	03:31
Mighty Pope	Telephone Lovers	ST	02:53
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
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
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (stereo)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:44
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Carl Harvey	Freedom Train	The Times	04:32
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Crack of Dawn	I Can't Move No Mountains	ST	02:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27

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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