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
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	By The Time I Get to Phoenix	ST	03:16
Claudja Barry	Take Me In Your Arms	The Girl Most Likely	04:23
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	Love is Wonderful	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:25
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Crack of Dawn	Fresh Bananas	Horizons	03:43
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Crack of Dawn	Oh What a Feeling	ST	02:40
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Trevor Dandy	He Will	Sing Hallelujah	04:23
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Fugitive Song (B. Stone, J. Bennett)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:47
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Tongue Tied	02:46
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Claudja Barry	O Christmas Tree	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Times Change	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:16
Claudja Barry	I Wanna be Loved by You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:57
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Tony Kingston	Lonely Blues (instrumental)	Tongue Tied	02:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Claudja Barry	Why Must a Girl Like Me	Sweet Dynamite	04:10
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Lindsay Estiban	Going Away	L.A. Walk	05:08
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Stan Martin	Love at First Site	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:29
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Carl Harvey	The Last Time	The Times	03:37
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:18
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Woman Be Good	ST	02:59
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Claudja Barry	Give it Up	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:40
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 3	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:41
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Crack of Dawn	The Key	ST	02:50
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Carl Harvey	Third Stone from the Sun	The Times	05:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Crack of Dawn	Got To Be	Horizons	03:42
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	ST	02:57
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 1	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:31
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Claudja Barry	Love for the Sake of Love	Sweet Dynamite	05:17
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

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