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
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble - Radio Edit	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Cougars	Right On	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Thank You	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Lindsay Estiban	A Star in the Ghetto	L.A. Walk	10:37
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
Trevor Dandy	Long Journey	Sing Hallelujah	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Forgot About Mich - Fam	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Crack of Dawn	Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	A Portion From Up North	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:42
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	06:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Thank You	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:54
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Claudja Barry	Boogie Tonight	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Fire (She Need Water)	ST	03:03
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Trevor Dandy	Overture and Judgement Morning	Don't Cry Little Tree	09:32
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
King Herbert And the Knights	Sissy Strut	With Jack Harden	03:44
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Personal Assistant	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:35
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Intro (Michie Mee, Chuck Dee)	Bahdgyal's Revenge	01:15
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Carl Harvey	In Your Eyes	The Times	05:12
Tony Kingston	The Letter	Tongue Tied	02:32
Mighty Pope	Sway	Sway	05:04
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Canada Large	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:57
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Tony Kingston	You're My Woman	Now You're Gone	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	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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