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
Tony Kingston	One Night With You	Tongue Tied	02:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Trevor Dandy	Zion's Ship	Sing Hallelujah	06:16
Eddie Spencer	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Crack of Dawn	Season’s Change	Spotlight	04:48
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
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
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	I Will Never Turn My Back to You	I'm Not Running After You Anymore b/w I Will Never Turn My Back to You	02:29
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	What You Talkin' Bout	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:17
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Tony Kingston	Sleepin' in the Shadow of My Dream	Tongue Tied	02:09
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Tony Kingston	People Started Talking	Now You're Gone	02:31
Trevor Dandy	Mountains We Must Climb	Sing Hallelujah	04:13
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love Everybody	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:01
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Woman Be Good	ST	02:59
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 3	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:16
Crack of Dawn	Oh What a Feeling	ST	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Stan Martin	Let Me Wait	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:35
Crack of Dawn	Got To Be	Horizons	03:42
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Claudja Barry	Love Machine	The Girl Most Likely	03:49
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (stereo)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:44
Tony Kingston	Tongue Tied	Now You're Gone	02:45
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Claudja Barry	I Wanna be Loved by You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:57
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 1	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:31
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Dirty Funk	ST	03:45
Claudja Barry	Take Me In Your Arms	The Girl Most Likely	04:23
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	What You Talkin' Bout	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Claudja Barry	O Tannenbaum	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Tony Kingston	What d'You Say	What d'You Say b/w What d'You Say (instrumental)	02:39
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Stan Martin	Dr. Cool	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:56
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (Kanio Remix)	Say About Us?	03:17

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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