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	Boobie Ruby	ST	02:22
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Claudja Barry	Take Me In Your Arms	The Girl Most Likely	04:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Claudja Barry	Jingle Bells	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:43
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Claudja Barry	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Claudja Barry	Dancin' Fever	The Girl Most Likely	06:02
Crack of Dawn	Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is	ST	02:52
Crack of Dawn	Season’s Change	Spotlight	04:48
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Cougars	Right On	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	02:50
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Trevor Dandy	When I Prayed Last Night	Don't Cry Little Tree	02:58
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Crack of Dawn	Just Time For Lovin'	Horizons	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye	ST	03:45
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Claudja Barry	Every Beat of My Heart	The Girl Most Likely	02:34
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble - Radio Edit	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Glen Ricketts	A Man Needs a Woman	Just Can't Get Over You	04:15
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Tony Kingston	Teeny Weeny Bit	Tongue Tied	02:25
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	Love is Wonderful	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:25
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	03:17
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Eddie Spencer	If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:48
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	ST	02:57
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Tongue Tied	02:46
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Mighty Pope	Because the Night	Sway	05:31
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Mighty Pope	Rescue Me	ST	02:52
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
King Herbert And the Knights	Let's Get Together	With Jack Harden	03:18
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
King Herbert And the Knights	Lucille	With Jack Harden	02:45
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Mighty Pope - ST

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Mighty Pope - Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength

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Mighty Pope - Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me

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Mighty Pope - If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross

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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

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