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
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Claudja Barry	Take Me In Your Arms	The Girl Most Likely	04:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Fire (She Need Water)	ST	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Lindsay Estiban	Never Will I	L.A. Walk	06:04
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Spice This!	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Stan Martin	Let Me Wait	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:35
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	I'm Not Running After You Anymore	I'm Not Running After You Anymore b/w I Will Never Turn My Back to You	02:12
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
King Herbert And the Knights	You Make Me So Very Happy	With Jack Harden	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Tony Kingston	Lonely Blues (instrumental)	Tongue Tied	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (mono)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:42
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	What You Talkin' Bout	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:17
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Forgot About Mich - Fam	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Tony Kingston	Tongue Tied	Now You're Gone	02:45
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye	ST	03:45
Lindsay Estiban	Reach Out	L.A. Walk	05:42
Crack of Dawn	I Can't Move No Mountains	ST	02:32
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (stereo)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:44
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

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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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