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
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Claudja Barry	Boogie Tonight	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:53
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Carl Harvey	Only the Moment	The Times	05:00
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Mighty Pope	If That's the Way You Want It	ST	03:49
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Claudja Barry	Nobody But You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye	ST	03:45
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Claudja Barry	Jingle Bells	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:43
Claudja Barry	Open the Door	The Girl Most Likely	03:34
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Tony Kingston	Proud Mary	Tongue Tied	04:24
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Carl Harvey	Missing You	The Times	04:55
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	Spotlight	04:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
King Herbert And the Knights	Lucille	With Jack Harden	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Claudja Barry	Do it Again (Parts I and II)	Sweet Dynamite	08:31
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
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	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 2	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:38
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Claudja Barry	Love of the Hurtin' Kind	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:27
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Claudja Barry	Joy to the World	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	ST	02:49
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	Spotlight	03:35
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Trevor Dandy	He Will	Sing Hallelujah	04:23
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	03:59
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	03:59
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	When I Think of Home	ST	02:49
Tony Kingston	What d'You Say (instrumental)	What d'You Say b/w What d'You Say (instrumental)	02:41
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14

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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