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
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Claudja Barry	Nobody But You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Crack of Dawn	If You Want To Groove	Horizons	03:31
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Claudja Barry	Love Machine	The Girl Most Likely	03:49
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
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
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Claudja Barry	Dancin' Fever	The Girl Most Likely	06:02
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Crack of Dawn	Stand Tall	ST	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Stan Martin	You Know I Love You	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:29
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Claudja Barry	Love of the Hurtin' Kind	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:27
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
King Herbert And the Knights	Sing a Simple Song	With Jack Harden	04:48
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
King Herbert And the Knights	Lucille	With Jack Harden	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Eddie Spencer	Now That I've Found You	Power of Love b/w Now That I've Found You	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Claudja Barry	Ride On My Fire	Sweet Dynamite	04:09
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Claudja Barry	Dance, Dance, Dance	Sweet Dynamite	05:38
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 1	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:31
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Crack of Dawn	Fresh Bananas	Horizons	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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