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	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Crack of Dawn	Oh What a Feeling	ST	02:40
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Fire (She Need Water)	ST	03:03
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Tony Kingston	What d'You Say (instrumental)	What d'You Say b/w What d'You Say (instrumental)	02:41
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Able (featuring Xentury)	Willing and Able	04:41
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (mono)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Carl Harvey	Breaking My Heart Again	The Times	04:32
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Stan Martin	You Know I Love You	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:29
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
King Herbert And the Knights	Sissy Strut	With Jack Harden	03:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Mighty Pope	Heaven On The Seventh Floor	ST	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
Claudja Barry	Johnny, Johnny Please Come Home	The Girl Most Likely	02:54
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Take a Letter Maria	ST	03:14
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Tongue Tied	02:46
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42

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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