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	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Fire (She Need Water)	ST	03:03
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Lindsay Estiban	Reach Out	L.A. Walk	05:42
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Trevor Dandy	Wait For Me	Sing Hallelujah	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Stan Martin	Come to the Party	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	04:37
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split (Wayne McGhie)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:22
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
King Herbert And the Knights	Let It Be	With Jack Harden	03:57
King Herbert And the Knights	Sissy Strut	With Jack Harden	03:44
Carl Harvey	Only the Moment	The Times	05:00
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Lindsay Estiban	L.A. Walk	L.A. Walk	05:55
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Tony Kingston	Proud Mary	Tongue Tied	04:24
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Times Change	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:16
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Your Daughter	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Carl Harvey	The Last Time	The Times	03:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Glen Ricketts	A Man Needs a Woman	Just Can't Get Over You	04:15
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Tony Kingston	Summertime	Tongue Tied	03:12
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Trevor Dandy	I Want My Light to Shine	Sing Hallelujah	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Carl Harvey	Third Stone from the Sun	The Times	05:24
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (stereo)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:44
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Trevor Dandy	Lord I Come to Thee	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:45
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:58

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

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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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