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
Crack of Dawn	Ol’ Skool	Spotlight	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Mighty Pope	If That's the Way You Want It	ST	03:49
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
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No.1	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:26
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright	ST	02:41
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Lindsay Estiban	Never Will I	L.A. Walk	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
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
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	ST	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Tony Kingston	People Started Talking	Now You're Gone	02:31
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Crack of Dawn	Give Me Your Love	Horizons	05:07
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Trevor Dandy	I Want My Light to Shine	Sing Hallelujah	03:42
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Trevor Dandy	Have You Ever Wondered?	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:12
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Crack of Dawn	Wait Till After Dark	Horizons	03:52
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Kotch	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Claudja Barry	When Life Was Just a Game	The Girl Most Likely	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Crack of Dawn	Season’s Change	Spotlight	04:48
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Mighty Pope	Heaven On The Seventh Floor	ST	02:44
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Crack of Dawn	Stand Tall	ST	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43

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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