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
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Trevor Dandy	Holy Ghost Power	Sing Hallelujah	02:55
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Claudja Barry	Boogie Tonight	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:53
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
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
Mighty Pope	Telephone Lovers	ST	02:53
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Canada Large	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:57
Claudja Barry	Rudolph the Red-nosed Rendeer	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Trevor Dandy	It's a Long Journey	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:56
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Claudja Barry	Every Beat of My Heart	The Girl Most Likely	02:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Mighty Pope	Sway	Sway	05:04
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Carl Harvey	Taboo	The Times	04:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Fire (She Need Water)	ST	03:03
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Trevor Dandy	Long Journey	Sing Hallelujah	04:28
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	03:17
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split (Wayne McGhie)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	A Portion From Up North	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:42
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Claudja Barry	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:48
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	ST	02:49
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Jamaican Funk	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54

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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