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	Why You Wanna be like That!!	The Times	04:34
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Claudja Barry	White Christmas	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:13
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Whey Mee Get It From	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:38
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It - Remix	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:53
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
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
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Lindsay Estiban	A Star in the Ghetto	L.A. Walk	10:37
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright	ST	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	I'm Not Running After You Anymore	I'm Not Running After You Anymore b/w I Will Never Turn My Back to You	02:12
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:54
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
King Herbert And the Knights	Ooga Boogaloo	With Jack Harden	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	I Can See Mother Nature	ST	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Trevor Dandy	I Want My Light to Shine	Sing Hallelujah	03:42
Trevor Dandy	Wait For Me	Sing Hallelujah	03:33
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (mono)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:42
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	Spotlight	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Claudja Barry	Let It Snow - Frosty The Snowman	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:22
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Trevor Dandy	Mountains We Must Climb	Sing Hallelujah	04:13
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 2	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:38
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Trevor Dandy	Holy Ghost Power	Sing Hallelujah	02:55
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (stereo)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:44
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Trevor Dandy - Don't Cry Little Tree

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Mighty Pope - Sway

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