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benjammin

BENJAMMIN

About Me

SINGER, MC, SAXOPHONIST AND VIBE SENSEI..... STARTED CHANTING AND BLOWING IN MY HOME TOWN OF BRIGHTON, UK, AT THE END OF THE EIGHTIES.PLAYING WITH THE KILLA RIDIM SOUND SYSTEM BEFORE CO-FOUNDING THE MUCH CELEBRATED AND KICKING ROOTS GARDEN...... SPIRITUALLY GUIDED TO BARCELONA TO SPREAD THE JOY OF REGGAE MUSIC IN ..94 WHERE I HAVE BEEN BASED EVER SINCE... PLAYING WITH MANY SOUNDSYSTEMS (ROCKERS,NYAHBINGI,KAMIKAZE,ONE BLOOD,WA DA DA,RAGGATTACK,DREAD DRIVE.....) AND BANDS (RANKING SOLDIERS,BASQUE DUB FOUNDATION,MAKTUB AND JAMDOWNERS) BENJAMMIN HAS RECORDED AND RELEASED TUNES WITH MANY ARTISTS, INCLUDING PROFESSOR ANGELDUST,RAS SANCHEZ,ROTY 340,AMBASSAH,GRAVSOUND,BUSHY,THE PEPPERPOTS,BEAT NATION... AND MORE...... I HAVE RECENTLY RELEASED MY FIRST, LONG AWAITED, SOLO ALBUM ..RISE UP..IN SUMMER, 2007...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/13/2006
Band Members:

Influences: Johnny Osbourne, Dennis Brown, Sugar Minott, BobMarley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, King Tubby, Nitty Gritty, Tenor Saw, Barrington Levy, Jah Shaka, Scientist, Gregory Isaacs, Jimmy Riley, Cocoa T, Ken Boothe, King Kong, Al Campbell, Earl 16, Don Carlos, African Brothers, Al Green, Beres Hammond, Mikey General, Nat King Cole, Burning Spear, Aswad, Judah Eskender, LKJ, Horace Andy, the Congoes, Carlton Livingston, Donnie Hathaway, Freddie Mcgregor, Garnet Silk, Joni Mitchell, Hugh Mundell, Junior Murvin, Leroy Smart, Prince FarI, Tony Tuff, Stevie Wonder, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding
Sounds Like:

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None