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
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Claudja Barry	Sweet Dynamite	Sweet Dynamite	04:08
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	What You Talkin' Bout	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:17
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Ripped Mee Off	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Forgot About Mich - Fam	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:10
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Dirty Funk	ST	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	ST	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (stereo)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:44
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Eddie Spencer	Now That I've Found You	Power of Love b/w Now That I've Found You	02:28
Lindsay Estiban	Fancy Ladies	L.A. Walk	03:31
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Trevor Dandy	Overture and Judgement Morning	Don't Cry Little Tree	09:32
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Trevor Dandy	Mountains We Must Climb	Sing Hallelujah	04:13
Carl Harvey	The Times	The Times	04:24
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Stan Martin	Let Me Wait	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:35
Claudja Barry	Feliz Navidad	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:29
Bob Williams	I Love You (In A Very Special Way)	I Love You (In A Very Special Way) b/w Life Must Go On	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Crack of Dawn	Stand Tall	ST	02:46
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Lindsay Estiban	L.A. Walk	L.A. Walk	05:55
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	03:04
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Claudja Barry	Nobody Loves Me Like You Do	Sweet Dynamite	02:57
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Crack of Dawn	Certain Kind Of Woman	Horizons	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No.1	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:26

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

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