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
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Claudja Barry	Whinter Wonderland	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:34
Eddie Spencer	Power of Love	Power of Love b/w Now That I've Found You	02:34
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	Spotlight	04:19
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Times Change	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Crack of Dawn	Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	04:16
Glen Ricketts	Tears	Just Can't Get Over You	04:30
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Claudja Barry	Take Me In Your Arms	The Girl Most Likely	04:23
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	ST	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It - Remix	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:53
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble - Radio Edit	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Crack of Dawn	Certain Kind Of Woman	Horizons	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Trevor Dandy	Is There Any Love?	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:32
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	Love is Wonderful	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
King Herbert And the Knights	You Make Me So Very Happy	With Jack Harden	05:09
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love it Or Leave it Alone	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:29
Claudja Barry	O Tannenbaum	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split (Wayne McGhie)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Crack of Dawn	Dance Your Ass Off	Horizons	01:16
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	ST	02:49
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	ST	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Claudja Barry	Feliz Navidad	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:29
Cougars	I Wish It Would Rain	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	04:34
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Free	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Trevor Dandy - Don't Cry Little Tree

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