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	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Tony Kingston	What d'You Say (instrumental)	What d'You Say b/w What d'You Say (instrumental)	02:41
Claudja Barry	Sweet Dynamite	Sweet Dynamite	04:08
Bob Williams	I Believe in Music (Mac Davis)	Mighty Creator b/w I Believe in Music	04:42
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Glen Ricketts	At The Dark End of the Street	Just Can't Get Over You	04:33
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Claudja Barry	Give it Up	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Claudja Barry	Love of the Hurtin' Kind	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:27
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Stand Right Beside Him	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Carl Harvey	Missing You	The Times	04:55
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Claudja Barry	Do it Again (Parts I and II)	Sweet Dynamite	08:31
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Trevor Dandy	Don't Cry Little Tree	Sing Hallelujah	04:39
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	ST	02:22
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Tony Kingston	Tongue Tied	Tongue Tied	03:16
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Fun Surround Dem	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Claudja Barry	O Tannenbaum	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:52
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Crack of Dawn	Stand Tall	ST	02:46
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Mighty Pope - Sway

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