- Compact Disc
- Akae Beka - The Akae Beka Scrolls CD
Akae Beka - The Akae Beka Scrolls CD
Akae Beka - The Akae Beka Scrolls CD
Vaughn Benjamin, the voice of Midnite and Akae Beka, is one of the most prolific reggae lyricists of the modern era. He was a scholar, poet and teacher. He released over 80 albums in a 25-year period.
In late October of 2019, Vaughn travelled to Grass Valley, California to record at Ras Biblical’s studio, Trinity Farm. Earlier this year, the album “Living Testament” album was released from those sessions.
Yet, there’s more to this story! In Biblical’s words:
“THE AKAE BEKA SCROLLS manifested through the creative brilliance of Vaughn Benjamin as super-producer magnetizing the musicians to this inity of spirit and mind, calling on all skillfulness. These 12 dubs are a sound of veteran players of instruments inna oneness and brothers inna oneness across the whole earth! Coming together for a reason, each dub precisely directed by Vaughn. With humbleness each musician brought to life in real time such harmony and powers, this music is the reason, the cream of the crop.”
The day after Living Testament was recorded, Vaughn advised that he wanted to record some riddims. An all-star team gathered, including:
Ras Pulse - drums & percussions
Scott Davis - drums
Kenyatta Itola - bass
Ryan ‘Ishence’ Willard – guitars
Manuel ‘Go A Chant’ Guerra - keys, bass & percussion
Ras Kemo - percussion
Vaughn - synth, whistle & percussion
Once everyone was assembled, Vaughn laid out his creative vision by humming what he wanted each musician to play. Each dub was composed and directed by Vaughn.
THE AKAE BEKA SCROLLS is a unique album in the discography of Akae Beka. It’s an instrumental album with several interludes of Vaughn singing and playing acoustic guitar.
In the coming weeks, we’ll be speaking with the team who were present for the creation of this album. We’ll learn about these recording sessions and what happened behind the scenes.
THE AKAE BEKA SCROLLS will be available on CD and high-quality download on September 6th courtesy of Go A Chant, Trinity Farm, and I-Roots Records. The beautiful cover artwork was created by Marcus Wilson.
Vaughn Benjamin, the voice of Midnite and Akae Beka, is one of the most prolific reggae lyricists of the modern era. He was a scholar, poet and teacher. He released over 80 albums in a 25-year period.
In late October of 2019, Vaughn travelled to Grass Valley, California to record at Ras Biblical’s studio, Trinity Farm. Earlier this year, the album “Living Testament” album was released from those sessions.
Yet, there’s more to this story! In Biblical’s words:
“THE AKAE BEKA SCROLLS manifested through the creative brilliance of Vaughn Benjamin as super-producer magnetizing the musicians to this inity of spirit and mind, calling on all skillfulness. These 12 dubs are a sound of veteran players of instruments inna oneness and brothers inna oneness across the whole earth! Coming together for a reason, each dub precisely directed by Vaughn. With humbleness each musician brought to life in real time such harmony and powers, this music is the reason, the cream of the crop.”
The day after Living Testament was recorded, Vaughn advised that he wanted to record some riddims. An all-star team gathered, including:
Ras Pulse - drums & percussions
Scott Davis - drums
Kenyatta Itola - bass
Ryan ‘Ishence’ Willard – guitars
Manuel ‘Go A Chant’ Guerra - keys, bass & percussion
Ras Kemo - percussion
Vaughn - synth, whistle & percussion
Once everyone was assembled, Vaughn laid out his creative vision by humming what he wanted each musician to play. Each dub was composed and directed by Vaughn.
THE AKAE BEKA SCROLLS is a unique album in the discography of Akae Beka. It’s an instrumental album with several interludes of Vaughn singing and playing acoustic guitar.
In the coming weeks, we’ll be speaking with the team who were present for the creation of this album. We’ll learn about these recording sessions and what happened behind the scenes.
THE AKAE BEKA SCROLLS will be available on CD and high-quality download on September 6th courtesy of Go A Chant, Trinity Farm, and I-Roots Records. The beautiful cover artwork was created by Marcus Wilson.
