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
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)	Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)	04:56
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Crack of Dawn	Ol’ Skool	Spotlight	04:09
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
King Herbert And the Knights	Chicken Strut	With Jack Harden	03:43
Eddie Spencer	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Claudja Barry	(Boogie Woogie) Dancin' Shoes	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:00
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Carl Harvey	Missing You	The Times	04:55
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Cool It	ST	02:41
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Tony Kingston	Faith, Hope & Charity	Faith, Hope & Charity b/w Faith, Hope & Charity	03:17
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'll Call You	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:03
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Claudja Barry	When Life Was Just a Game	The Girl Most Likely	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Claudja Barry	Jingle Bells	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:43
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Claudja Barry	Give it Up	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:40
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 3	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:41
Tony Kingston	Lookin' Down the Aisle	Tongue Tied	04:37
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Tony Kingston	The Worst That Could Happen	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	03:26
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Tony Kingston	Sweet Music	Sweet Music b/w Sweet Music	03:00
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Claudja Barry	Let It Snow - Frosty The Snowman	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:22
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Crack of Dawn	Got To Be	Horizons	03:42
Crack of Dawn	Stand Tall	ST	02:46
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Claudja Barry	Sweet Dynamite	Sweet Dynamite	04:08
King Herbert And the Knights	Amen	With Jack Harden	03:22
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Crack of Dawn	Your Love	Spotlight	05:40
Claudja Barry	O Tannenbaum	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:52
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	L.A. Luv De Bout	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:38
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22

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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