Beautiful Black Canadians

A radiant tribute to the voices, rhythms, and stories of Black Canadians across generations. This collection spans nearly 4,000 tracks of reggae, Caribbean sounds, hip-hop, soul, jazz, R&B, and every brilliant fusion in between. From pioneering legends to underground innovators, Beautiful Blac Canadians celebrates the richness and resilience of Black artistry from coast to coast. Uplifting, defiant, and deeply soulful—this is Canada’s heartbeat in full colour.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Big John Little and the Hot Toddies	Blues Twist	Twist	02:14
Smith, Ernie*	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
HB Concept	Out of My Head (Come Get It)	Searching For The Lost City	04:10
Brooks, Alma Faye	Brother Dan	Doin' It	04:01
Whitney, Carla	Gimme Shelter	Choker Campbell & the Super Sounds	03:17
Taylor, Bobby	Oh, I've Been Blessed	Taylor Made Soul	02:43
Smith, Charles & Phil	My Faith Looks Up To Thee	Precious Memories	04:20
Whitney, Carla	It's You For Me	Choker Campbell & the Super Sounds	01:58
Hunt, Geraldine	Call Me	Soultry, Jazzy And Sexy (featuring Freddie James & Rosalind AKA Cheri)	04:33
Compilation	Illegal Justice - Da Illest	Beat Factory Rap Essentials Volume 2	04:45
Compilation	HB Concept - Wild and Sweet	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:33
HB Concept	Destruction	Unreleased Archives	03:39
Perpall, Pierre	C'a depend de qui	Danser	03:06
Mood Ruff	Tunnel's End	Fluid	02:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Newton-Davis, Billy	All I Really Need	Spellbound	04:12
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	Sing With Soul	ST	04:36
Sibbles, Leroy	The System	Now	03:48
Gayle, Otis	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	Love Will Get You	ST	03:17
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm The One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
Crowley Newby, Marion	Wade in the Water	Hymns and Spirituals for Canada's Centennial	02:02
Motley, Frank and His Motley Crew	Rock N' Roll Tango	Swingin' N' Rockin'	02:23
Phatt Al	Ebony Thundas	The LoFI Factor	04:23
Rascalz	Perfect Check Up	Really Livin'	03:32
Taylor, Bobby and the Vancouvers	Does Your Mama Know About Me	ST	02:55
Hughes, Amanda	Inch by Inch	Where Am I?	05:10
Taylor, Julian	See This Thing Through	Pathways	04:07
Mathematik	My Enemy	Ecology	03:32
Perpall, Pierre	We Can Make It (Vocal)	Purple Flash - We Can Make It	07:16
Big John Little and the Hot Toddies	Heart Beat	Twist	02:14
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly	Lakeland Angel	The Ones Ahead	03:04
Compilation	Rascalz - Fitnredi	Beat Factory Rap Essentials Volume 1	04:30
Bey, Salome	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Andy and the Bey Sisters	02:46
Peterson, Oscar	The World is Waiting for the Sunrise (Ernest Seitz)	The Personal Touch	02:24
Peterson, Oscar Trio	Land of the Misty Giants	Canadiana Suite	04:17
jacksoul	Got Your Soul	Absolute	05:36
Alexander, Goldie	Go Back	Show You My Love b/w Go Back	04:36
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Da Grassroots	Drama	Drama // Living Underwater	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
McGee, Jay W.	If the Love Fits	Survivor	03:56
Mittoo, Jackie	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Insecura Luva	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:45
Peterson, Oscar	Spinning Wheel (David Clayton-Thomas)	The Personal Touch	04:10
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	ST	03:34
Newton-Davis, Billy	Stop Me (Before I Dream Again)	Spellbound	03:45
White, Portia	Four and Twenty Elders	First You Dream	02:06
Taylor, Julian	Over the Moon	The Ridge	03:28
Ghetto Concept	Certified	Certified	03:58
Brooks, Dianne	Tell Him I'll be Alright	CBC Comp 404	03:43
Bridges, Curly	Stagger Lee	Keys To The Blues	03:12
Brown, Ricky	Souvenir d'autrefois	Passion	03:15
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Booker, Fred	Brown Earth	Road Song	04:58
Jackson, Shawne	The Greatest Love (Shawne Jackson, Domenic Troiano)	ST	06:03
Black White & Co.	Keep on' Dancin	Funk Alarm	04:31
Johnson, Penny	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Crack of Dawn	Ol’ Skool	Spotlight	04:09
James, Rick	Mr. Policeman	Street Songs	04:19
Louis, Romel	Week-end People	More Action	03:32
Compilation	Manchilde - Understand Yourself	Beat Factory Rap Essentials 2001	03:49
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Smart, Howie	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Payne, Trevor & the Soul Brothers	Fa fa fa	Fa fa fa b/w Tu ne sais pas comme je sais	00:04
Cougars	Right On	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	02:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Weekes, Tyrone	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Richardson, Betty	Special Love	It's Over With b/w Special Love	02:52
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Crowley Newby, Marion	When They Ring Those Golden Bells	Hymns and Spirituals for Canada's Centennial	05:04
Merlin, Magi	POP POP POP	POP POP POP	02:43
Kat Mandu	Djaga Boogie Woogie	ST	05:50
Brown, Leroy	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Sealy, Joe & Paul Novotny	Joe's Reflections	Africville Suite: The Struggle For Recognition	01:22
Bandits	How Ya Living (Clean)	How Ya Living // Trust	04:55
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Compilation	Wayne St. John & Betty Richardson - Asking Too Much	CBC Comp 420	03:06
Main Source	Diary of a Hitman	Fuck What You Think	05:23
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Big Miller	Cherry Red	Live At Athabasca University	03:39
Lindsay, Balford	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Noël, Henri Pierre	Joy To Me	One More Step	05:18
Sibbles, Leroy	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Martin, Billy	Baby I'm for Real	I Turn You On	04:21
Bey, Salome	Lover Man	I Like Your Company	05:42
Ricketts, Glen	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Compilation	Le Sassy - Crazy Day	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:42
Taylor, Bobby	I Should Have Known it Was You, My Love	Soul Legend	02:39
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Matthews, Shirley	He Makes Me Feel So Pretty	He Makes Me Feel So Pretty b/w Is He Really Mine	02:34

Beautiful Black Canadians

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Mackey, Wes - Mr. Blues

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Brown, Leroy - Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace

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Sam T. - Mayenkatam

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Mercury, Eric - Funky Sound Nurtured in the Fertile Soil of Memphis that Smell of Rock

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Wesli - Tradisyon

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Boule Noire - ST

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Alexander, Goldie - Fool in Love

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Wilkins, Rick - From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)

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Ricketts, Glen - Rise Up

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Gayle, Otis - Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love

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Sibbles, Leroy - It's Not Over

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Hewitt, Winston - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

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Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) - Free the People (promo)

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Sattalites - ST

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Lark, Tobi (Bessie Grace Gupton) aka Bessie Watson - Toronto Together

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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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Pluton and Humanoids - Electro Friends

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Brown, Leroy - Genuine Love

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Truths & Rights - Acid Rain b/w Live-Up

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Roots Radics - Roots Dub Style

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Alexander, Goldie - Show You My Love b/w Go Back

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Richardson, Jackie - Woman's View... Through Child Eyes

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Ricketts, Glen - Commandments Of Love

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Mercury, Eric - Gimme a Call Sometime

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Crack of Dawn - Spotlight

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Smith, Ernie* - Skareggae

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Chambers, Desmond - The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes

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Boule Noire - Les années passent

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Matthews, Shirley - He Makes Me Feel So Pretty b/w Is He Really Mine

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Kat Mandu - ST

James, Rick - Street Songs

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Sneed, Floyd - Around The World With Three Dog Night

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Mittoo, Jackie - Wild Jockey

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Chéri - ST

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Soulful Bowlful - Sweet Soul Music

Bandits - Movin Tha Pawns b/w War

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Taylor, Mike - Brute Force

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Spencer, Eddie - You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)

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Lark, Tobi (Bessie Grace Gupton) aka Bessie Watson - I'm In Your Corner b/w I'm Never Alone

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Kingston, Tony - Now You're Gone

Conyers, Lorenzo - ST