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
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Claudja Barry	Feliz Navidad	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:29
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Stan Martin	Hop Skipping the Boogie	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:00
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Tony Kingston	I Am a Preacher	I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Crack of Dawn	Changes	Spotlight	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	I Will Never Turn My Back to You	I'm Not Running After You Anymore b/w I Will Never Turn My Back to You	02:29
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split (Wayne McGhie)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:22
Carl Harvey	In Your Eyes	The Times	05:12
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Carl Harvey	Third Stone from the Sun	The Times	05:24
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Crack of Dawn	Your Love	Spotlight	05:40
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Crack of Dawn	Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Claudja Barry	Why Must a Girl Like Me	Sweet Dynamite	04:10
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	L.A. Luv De Bout	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:38
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Crack of Dawn	Somebody’s Watching You	Spotlight	04:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	I Can See Mother Nature	ST	03:37
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Tony Kingston	Too Heavy to Carry	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	02:49
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Whey Mee Get It From	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:38
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Trevor Dandy	When I Prayed Last Night	Don't Cry Little Tree	02:58
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Times Change	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:16
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 2	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:38
Crack of Dawn	Ol’ Skool	Spotlight	04:09
Crack of Dawn	Have I Got Your Love	Horizons	03:49
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59

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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