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
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Glen Ricketts	A Man Needs a Woman	Just Can't Get Over You	04:15
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
King Herbert And the Knights	You Make Me So Very Happy	With Jack Harden	05:09
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Lindsay Estiban	Never Will I	L.A. Walk	06:04
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Claudja Barry	O Little Town Of Bethlehem	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:14
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Cool It	ST	02:41
Trevor Dandy	When I Prayed	Sing Hallelujah	02:50
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
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
Claudja Barry	I Wanna be Loved by You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:57
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Claudja Barry	Why Must a Girl Like Me	Sweet Dynamite	04:10
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Trevor Dandy	Is There Any Love In This World	Sing Hallelujah	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Carl Harvey	Ain't Gonna be Your Fool	The Times	04:42
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Times Change	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:16
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Crack of Dawn	Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Claudja Barry	Sexy Talkin' Lover	The Girl Most Likely	04:04
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21

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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