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
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Claudja Barry	When Life Was Just a Game	The Girl Most Likely	03:35
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Tony Kingston	Sweet Music	Sweet Music b/w Sweet Music	03:00
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Trevor Dandy	Zion's Ship	Sing Hallelujah	06:16
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Mighty Pope	Can't Get By Without You	ST	02:43
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Claudja Barry	Why Must a Girl Like Me	Sweet Dynamite	04:10
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Trevor Dandy	Don't Cry Little Tree	Sing Hallelujah	04:39
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'll Call You	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:03
Claudja Barry	Every Beat of My Heart	The Girl Most Likely	02:34
Tony Kingston	Dimples	Tongue Tied	01:59
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	Spotlight	04:19
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Eddie Spencer	Now That I've Found You	Power of Love b/w Now That I've Found You	02:28
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 1	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:31
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Intro (Michie Mee, Chuck Dee)	Bahdgyal's Revenge	01:15
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Claudja Barry	Take Me In Your Arms	The Girl Most Likely	04:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Claudja Barry	O Tannenbaum	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:52
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Crack of Dawn	Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	04:16
Lindsay Estiban	L.A. Walk	L.A. Walk	05:55
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57

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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