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	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright	ST	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Stan Martin	Come to the Party	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	04:37
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Dirty Funk	ST	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	By The Time I Get to Phoenix	ST	03:16
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love it Or Leave it Alone	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Mighty Pope	Telephone Lovers	ST	02:53
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Crack of Dawn	How Many Times	Horizons	02:59
Mighty Pope	Rescue Me	ST	02:52
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Fugitive Song (B. Stone, J. Bennett)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:47
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Mighty Pope	New Orleans	Sway	05:52
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Mighty Pope	Sway	Sway	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Crack of Dawn	It’s Alright	Spotlight	03:25
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Crack of Dawn	Somebody's Watching You	ST	03:14
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
King Herbert And the Knights	Ode to Billy Joe	With Jack Harden	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	L.A. Luv De Bout	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Trevor Dandy	Lord I Come to Thee	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:45
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Mighty Pope - ST

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Mighty Pope - Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength

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Mighty Pope - Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me

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Mighty Pope - If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross

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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

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