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
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
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
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Crack of Dawn	Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	04:16
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	Spotlight	03:35
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Crack of Dawn	Oh What a Feeling	ST	02:40
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 3	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:16
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:18
Tony Kingston	What d'You Say (instrumental)	What d'You Say b/w What d'You Say (instrumental)	02:41
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright (This Feeling) (stereo)	It's Alright (This Feeling) (promo)	02:39
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Spice This!	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:26
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
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
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Mighty Pope	If That's the Way You Want It	ST	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	When I Think of Home	ST	02:49
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Glen Ricketts	Looking Back	Just Can't Get Over You	04:34
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	02:51
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Claudja Barry	Feliz Navidad	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:29
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Dirty Funk	ST	03:45
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (Kanio Remix)	Say About Us?	03:17
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	ST	03:34
Claudja Barry	The Twelwe Days Of Christmas	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:44
Carl Harvey	Breaking My Heart Again	The Times	04:32
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Trevor Dandy	He Will	Sing Hallelujah	04:23
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Stand Right Beside Him	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:59
Crack of Dawn	Your Love	Spotlight	05:40
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Trevor Dandy	Holy Ghost Power	Sing Hallelujah	02:55
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37

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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