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
Claudja Barry	Sexy Talkin' Lover	The Girl Most Likely	04:04
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Bob Williams	I Love You (In A Very Special Way)	I Love You (In A Very Special Way) b/w Life Must Go On	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Claudja Barry	Jingle Bells	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:43
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Cougars	I Wish It Would Rain	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	04:34
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	02:37
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Crack of Dawn	Dance Your Ass Off	Horizons	01:16
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Claudja Barry	Feliz Navidad	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Claudja Barry	Rudolph the Red-nosed Rendeer	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It - Remix	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:53
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Tony Kingston	Teeny Weeny Bit	Tongue Tied	02:25
Crack of Dawn	Just Time For Lovin'	Horizons	03:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	She'll be Back	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Claudja Barry	Love of the Hurtin' Kind	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:27
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Cougars	Right On	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	02:50
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	03:59
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Whey Mee Get It From	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:38
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	When I Think of Home	ST	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 3	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:16
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Crack of Dawn	How Many Times	Horizons	02:59
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51

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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