Top 50 Black Canadian Albums

50 landmark albums by Black Canadian artists — essential listening.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Don Carrington Trio	Breaking Up is Hard to Do	Makin' It Happen	06:43
Brass Tacks	Game Iz Like	Game Iz Like // Inner City Madness (promo white label)	03:12
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Wanda Unda Landa	Chip Dip	02:32
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	Love is Wonderful	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:25
Faith Nolan	Nobody Knows My People	Africville	03:05
Da Grassroots	Thematics	Passage Through Time	03:53
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro Zone	The Black Tie Affair	05:15
Carla Whitney	Hello Darling	Choker Campbell & the Super Sounds	02:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Care for a Night Cap?	The Black Tie Affair	01:07
Brass Tacks	Politicians	Star Point Tactics ‎(EP)	03:45
Don Carrington Trio	Make Me Smile	Makin' It Happen	03:24
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony	Symphony in Effect	05:43
Romel Louis	Week-end People	More Action	03:32
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Hors d'ouevres	The Black Tie Affair	00:50
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Chip's Groove	Chip Dip	02:52
Faith Nolan	Regina	Africville	02:33
Billy Martin	We Can Work it Out	I Turn You On	03:03
Citizen Kane	Lost Angels	The Epic	04:22
Carla Whitney	Gimme Shelter	Choker Campbell & the Super Sounds	03:17
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Durocher	ST	04:36
Carla Whitney	Wisdom Song	Choker Campbell & the Super Sounds	02:15
Citizen Kane	Structure - Foundation (What's The Plan) (Clean)	Structure - Foundation (What's The Plan)	03:11
Mathematik	Formation	Ecology	04:02
Four The Moment	Rock & a Hard Place	We're Still Standing	03:26
Compilation	Dan-E-O - Dear Hip Hop	Beat Factory Rap Essentials Volume 1	03:23
Billy Martin	Peaches & Cream	Doin' Their Thing	02:28
Mighty Pope	If That's the Way You Want It	ST	03:49
Brass Tacks	City Scapes	Star Point Tactics ‎(EP)	05:51
Compilation	Rascalz - Fitnredi	Beat Factory Rap Essentials Volume 1	04:30
Romel Louis	On peut enfin s'amuser	More Action	02:39
Judy Singh	Everybody Gets to Go to the Moon	A Time for Love	03:09
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Summertime	Chip Dip	03:24
Don Carrington Trio	MacArthur Park	Makin' It Happen	04:21
Compilation	Wio-K - Sunlight	Beat Factory Rap Essentials Volume 1	03:39
Mike Taylor	Black Thunder	Brute Force	05:55
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Northwind	ST	03:21
Compilation	Down Ta Erf - Learn To Earn	Beat Factory Rap Essentials Volume 1	03:25
Romel Louis	Limbo Jamin	More Action	04:04
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Song From Beads	ST	02:17
Trevor Dandy	Sometimes	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:33
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Nothin' At All (with George Banton)	The Black Tie Affair	05:03
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hook & Sling	Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)	05:51
Stan Martin	Hop Skipping the Boogie	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:00
Judy Singh	Samba Del Sol	A Time for Love	03:08
Stan Martin	In Your Eyes	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	05:35
Billy Martin	Funky Feelin'	I Turn You On	04:24
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye	ST	03:45
King Herbert And the Knights	Ode to Billy Joe	With Jack Harden	04:15
Trevor Dandy	Don’t Cry Little Tree	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:10
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Don't Despair	ST	02:59
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Hay Gee	"Coming Out"	05:02
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Ya Ya	Chip Dip	04:00
Stan Martin	Dr. Cool	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:56
Da Grassroots	Body Language	Passage Through Time	03:07
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Fire (She Need Water)	ST	03:03
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune	Symphony in Effect	04:37
Compilation	Red Life - Who's Talking Weight (Remix)	Beat Factory Rap Essentials Volume 1	03:42
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hell Bent	Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)	03:33
Da Grassroots	Intermission	Passage Through Time	03:30
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Bring It On (Remix)	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:16
Da Grassroots	Pylar Sanchez	Passage Through Time	03:41
Jackie Shane	Any Other Way	Live!	07:50
Billy Martin	Walk on the Wildside	Doin' Their Thing	03:09
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	ST	02:58
Judy Singh	Their Hearts Were Full of Spring	A Time for Love	02:36
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Mathematik	Learn To Earn	Ecology	03:46
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pass the Champagne	The Black Tie Affair	04:54
Jackie Shane	Don't Play That Song	Live!	03:56
Trevor Dandy	Is There Any Love?	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:32
Jackie Shane	Money	Live!	09:32
Da Grassroots	Postal Work	Passage Through Time	00:38
Carla Whitney	I've Been Hurt (So Many Times)	Choker Campbell & the Super Sounds	03:28
Billy Martin	Baby I'm for Real	I Turn You On	04:21
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Grazin' in the Grass	Chip Dip	03:41
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	What Does it Take	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	02:55
Jackie Shane	Raindrops	Live!	05:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	An After Dinner Mint	The Black Tie Affair	01:33
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Reflections	ST	08:05
Romel Louis	Melody in the Night	More Action	03:53
Da Grassroots	Born 2 Roam	Passage Through Time	00:40
King Herbert And the Knights	Sing a Simple Song	With Jack Harden	04:48
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Comin' Home	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	05:21
Da Grassroots	Kenny's Query	Passage Through Time	04:08
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fortissimo	Symphony in Effect	02:32
Judy Singh	So I'm Wrong Again	A Time for Love	02:56
Mike Taylor	Up in Gavin’s Flat	Brute Force	04:34
Faith Nolan	Edith Clayton	Africville	02:23
Saukrates	Hate Runs Deep "Radio Edit"	Hate Runs Deep	05:18
Billy Martin	Get Back	Doin' Their Thing	03:11
Jackie Shane	High Heel Sneakers	Live!	03:34
Four The Moment	U.I. Line	We're Still Standing	03:42
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Cool It	ST	02:41
Mighty Pope	Can't Get By Without You	ST	02:43
Brass Tacks	Truth And Rights	Star Point Tactics ‎(EP)	04:05
Billy Martin	Stax	Strawberry Soul	03:09
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Sunshine	"Coming Out"	04:59
Don Carrington Trio	If I Were a Carpenter	Makin' It Happen	04:15
Romel Louis	I Wanna Dance	More Action	04:28
Mighty Pope	Heaven On The Seventh Floor	ST	02:44