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
Claudja Barry	The Way You are Dancing	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:27
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Your Daughter	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Carl Harvey	In Your Eyes	The Times	05:12
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright	ST	02:41
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Carl Harvey	Freedom Train	The Times	04:32
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Trevor Dandy	Lay Your Burdens	Sing Hallelujah	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Carl Harvey	Missing You	The Times	04:55
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Trevor Dandy	Sing Hallelujah	Sing Hallelujah	05:26
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Claudja Barry	Heavy Makes You Happy	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:55
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Claudja Barry	(Boogie Woogie) Dancin' Shoes	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Claudja Barry	Nobody Loves Me Like You Do	Sweet Dynamite	02:57
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	L.A. Luv De Bout	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:38
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Crack of Dawn	Your Love	Spotlight	05:40
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Carl Harvey	The Last Time	The Times	03:37
Lindsay Estiban	Never Will I	L.A. Walk	06:04
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Trevor Dandy	Judgement Morning	Sing Hallelujah	03:56
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40

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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