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
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Mighty Pope	Rescue Me	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	03:02
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Crack of Dawn	Season’s Change	Spotlight	04:48
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Fire (She Need Water)	ST	03:03
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Tony Kingston	Summertime	Tongue Tied	03:12
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Claudja Barry	Nobody Loves Me Like You Do	Sweet Dynamite	02:57
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Going In Circles	ST	03:48
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Tony Kingston	What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	03:54
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Cougars	Right On	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	02:50
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Trevor Dandy	Is There Any Love In This World	Sing Hallelujah	04:46
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 2	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:27
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Thank You	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:54
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Claudja Barry	Every Beat of My Heart	The Girl Most Likely	02:34
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Claudja Barry	The Way You are Dancing	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:27
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Trevor Dandy	Sometimes	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:33
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Kotch	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:50
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Trevor Dandy	Mountains We Must Climb	Sing Hallelujah	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Trevor Dandy	Wait For Me	Sing Hallelujah	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Trevor Dandy	When I Prayed Last Night	Don't Cry Little Tree	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Crack of Dawn	Got To Be	Horizons	03:42
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05

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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