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 Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Claudja Barry	Every Beat of My Heart	The Girl Most Likely	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Fire (She Need Water)	ST	03:03
Mighty Pope	Because the Night	Sway	05:31
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Take a Letter Maria	ST	03:14
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	06:01
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Mighty Pope	Sweet Blindless	Sway	07:48
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Trevor Dandy	Zion's Ship	Sing Hallelujah	06:16
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
King Herbert And the Knights	Amen	With Jack Harden	03:22
Stan Martin	Love at First Site	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Tony Kingston	People Started Talking	Now You're Gone	02:31
Carl Harvey	Taboo	The Times	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright	ST	02:41
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Stan Martin	Let Me Wait	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:35
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Crack of Dawn	Changes	Spotlight	03:19
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	ST	03:34
Tony Kingston	Faith, Hope & Charity	Faith, Hope & Charity b/w Faith, Hope & Charity	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Claudja Barry	Sweet Dynamite	Sweet Dynamite	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Lindsay Estiban	Fancy Ladies	L.A. Walk	03:31
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Carl Harvey	Why You Wanna be like That!!	The Times	04:34
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	ST	04:04
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Tony Kingston	Sleepin' in the Shadow of My Dream	Tongue Tied	02:09
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Claudja Barry	O Little Town Of Bethlehem	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:14
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Lindsay Estiban	Reach Out	L.A. Walk	05:42
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43

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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