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
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Claudja Barry	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:48
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Going In Circles	ST	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Trevor Dandy	Sing Hallelujah	Sing Hallelujah	05:26
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	By The Time I Get to Phoenix	ST	03:16
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Crack of Dawn	I Can't Move No Mountains	ST	02:32
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Insecura Luva	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:45
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble - Radio Edit	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Tony Kingston	What d'You Say	What d'You Say b/w What d'You Say (instrumental)	02:39
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	A Portion From Up North	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:42
Claudja Barry	O Little Town Of Bethlehem	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:14
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	What You Talkin' Bout	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:17
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Carl Harvey	Missing You	The Times	04:55
Trevor Dandy	Is There Any Love In This World	Sing Hallelujah	04:46
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:18
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Trevor Dandy	Lay Your Burdens	Sing Hallelujah	03:47
Claudja Barry	White Christmas	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:13
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	03:04
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Claudja Barry	O Christmas Tree	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	02:51
Claudja Barry	Sweet Dynamite	Sweet Dynamite	04:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Carl Harvey	Ain't Gonna be Your Fool	The Times	04:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Claudja Barry	Love of the Hurtin' Kind	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:27
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Claudja Barry	Dancin' Fever	The Girl Most Likely	06:02
Carl Harvey	The Last Time	The Times	03:37
Claudja Barry	Joy to the World	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:58
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Take a Letter Maria	ST	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36

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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