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	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Crack of Dawn	Somebody’s Watching You	Spotlight	04:34
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	If Only They Knew	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Trevor Dandy	Zion's Ship	Sing Hallelujah	06:16
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Glen Ricketts	If Loving You Is Wrong	Just Can't Get Over You	04:37
Mighty Pope	Rescue Me	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	03:02
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Crack of Dawn	If You Want To Groove	Horizons	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Lindsay Estiban	Come to Me	L.A. Walk	04:37
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Claudja Barry	Sexy Talkin' Lover	The Girl Most Likely	04:04
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Free	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:28
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 3	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:16
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Carl Harvey	The Times	The Times	04:24
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Tony Kingston	The Letter	Tongue Tied	02:32
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
King Herbert And the Knights	Amen	With Jack Harden	03:22
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	Spotlight	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

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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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