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
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Crack of Dawn	The Key	ST	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
King Herbert And the Knights	You Make Me So Very Happy	With Jack Harden	05:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Carl Harvey	I'll Be Your Friend	The Times	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Claudja Barry	Forget About You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	02:53
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	A Portion From Up North	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:42
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Claudja Barry	Feliz Navidad	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Carl Harvey	Freedom Train	The Times	04:32
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Claudja Barry	Open the Door	The Girl Most Likely	03:34
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	Spotlight	04:33
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Crack of Dawn	Give Me Your Love	Horizons	05:07
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Dirty Funk	ST	03:45
Mighty Pope	Can't Get By Without You	ST	02:43
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Kotch	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:50
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
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
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (mono)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:42
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Fugitive Song (B. Stone, J. Bennett)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:47
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Thank You	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Trevor Dandy	Sing Halleluyah	Sing Hallelujah	06:03
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Crack of Dawn	If You Want To Groove	Horizons	03:31
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	You're Feisty	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:36
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Crack of Dawn	Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is	ST	02:52
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33

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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