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Vaughn Benjamin (voice of Midnite) ~ The AKAE BEKA ~
Roots Family Productions Presents:
Vaughn Benjamin (voice of Midnite) ~ The AKAE BEKA with Full Band
plus opening Dub session with Tippy I (I Grade Dub)
Hosted by King Toby of Roots 'n' Kulcha Radio outta Eugene Oregon
also opening will be Southern Oregon's own
Ras Gabriel & the 4Word Band with Special Guest Soulmedic
Tuesday, July 26th 2016
****EARLY SHOW****
4-10pm
~ This will be an EARLY, FAMILY FRIENDLY, OUTDOOR SHOW &
WILL ALSO BE A BENEFIT FOR SUGARLOAF COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ~
Sugarloaf Community Land
206 Tetherow Road
Williams Oregon 97544
$25 in advance
Youth 12 & under Free
Youth between ages of 13 & 18 ~ $10 at the door
All Ages
Family Friendly
Food & Vendors
Absolutely No Alcohol & No Dogs
Roots Family Productions Promotes Live, Conscious Reggae, Hip Hop & World Music to Families with Children, Folks who Rise Early in the Morning and to all Roots Family at Reasonable Hours of the Day & at Kid Friendly, Alcohol-Free Venues.
About the AKAE BEKA
Life changes, convictions, and revelations compel in this new name the Akae Beka.
Those words officially issued on AkaeBeka.com heralded the change as acclaimed reggae singer Vaughn Benjamin (Midnite) assumed the mantle of Akae Beka, the sacred oath named in the Book of Enoch, for his new roots project.
With the name comes responsibility, a promise to keep. On Portals (released April 1, 2016, on I Grade Records) Akae Beka has deep, urgent truths to impart.
Its the second CD under the name, after last years Homage to the Land, and delves deeper into the sounds that Akae Beka has already begun to explore. Musically, its a very different take on roots reggae, still with Benjamins Rastafari rawness, but dominated by the heavily-textured guitar work of Padraic Coursey, a collaboration between the two artists thats been growing for the last couple of years.
Portals offers a new direction for an internationally lauded artist who began his musical career in the late 1980s, when Vaughn Benjamin founded Midnite with his brother Ron Benjamin at their home on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. From the bands beginning they kept to the spiritual side of roots reggae, using the Rastafari chant and call style of vocals that also remain the foundation of Akae Beka. With conscious lyrics that emphasize the possibility of redemption through Jah, the bands audience grew all over the world as people heard the music and took the message to their hearts.
Akae Beka is not Midnite reborn. Rather, its a continuation of Benjamins journey, taking it down a new path of devotion and spirituality. But songs like Love Is The Mainstay and By All For All show that the commitment to justice, to love, are every bit as powerful as ever. But for Benjamin, that subject matter is second nature.
I think because I study and Im very introspective away from studio, when I get there maybe its already waiting I dont know, Benjamin told Reggaeville.com in 2014. With Portals he offers the listener the openings to that other, spiritual side. It music thats intended to provoke thought, to raise challenges and question, and his unique delivery, mixed with Courseys guitar work and the Zion I Kings production team on St. Croix make the music instantly memorable. Its music to nourish the soul and the heart.
Its not an easy road to travel for any artist, but to Benjamin, what Akae Beka can achieve makes it all worthwhile.
Use the time wisely and make it be profitable and lucrative for the least amount of give and thats the world today, Benjamin explained to journalist Angus Taylor. But I know that things of spirit and matters of spirit are not that simple.
The Book of Enoch, Chapter 68, states: He spoke to holy Michael to discover to them the sacred nameThis is the power of that oath; for powerful it is, and strong. And he established this oath of Akae by the instrumentality of the holy Michael. These are the secrets of this oath, and by it were they confirmed.
On Portals, the oath of Akae Beka is kept, and the glimmerings of truth revealed.
About Laurent 'TIPPY I' Alfred
Laurent "Tippy I" Alfred, a native of St. Croix, is a musician, producer, audio engineer, and co-owner of I Grade Records. Since launching I Grade Records in 2001 Tippy I has produced, recorded and mixed over 30 albums with a range of roots reggae artists including Midnite, Pressure, Lutan Fyah, Dezarie, Niyorah, Perfect Giddimani, Glen Washington, Cornel Campbell, Toussaint, Danny I, Army, Abja and many others.
Tippy Is skills as an audio engineer are highly developed after 15 years of actively recording and mixing music in the Virgin Islands, Jamaica and NYC. The current headquarters for Tippy Is audio work is Aqua Sounds Studio in St. Croix, where he serves as head engineer and operates I Grade Studio out of Studio B. Tippy I is also an accomplished dub mixer - both studio and live, through his recently launched live dub sound system, I Grade Dub.
While he is most known for his work in the reggae genre, Tippy I is also a composer/producer of a wide range of musical creations, from hip hop to soul to film scores. While based in Brooklyn NYC before relocating back to his home in St. Croix in 2005, he was a member of the Downbeat Production Collective that produced several notable hip hop songs including "Hell Yeah" by dead prez feat. Jay-Z and "Ridin'" by David Banner feat. dead prez and Talib Kweli. As a recording engineer at Aqua Sounds Studio, he has recorded everything from steel pan orchestras, to bluegrass bands to jazz ensembles. His mixing and mastering credits have branched out from his own labels activities, and he has recently mixed for a range of artists from the VI, US, Jamaica, Europe, and Latin America
As a musician and producer, Tippy Is recent works are primarily centered around his collaborative productions. Zion I Kings - a collective of the producers of I Grade Records, Zion High Productions and Lustre Kings Productions - has developed a powerful new sound that has the feel of classic roots, but with a cutting edge HD quality and progressive creativity. Soundponics is a production duo featuring Tippy I and Padraic Coursey, the head of Aqua Sounds Studio. Soundponics has produced for a range of artists including Midnite, I Octane, Shay, Jahdan Blakkamoore, and Deeana Brown. Tippy I is also a bandleader and has served as the musical director and keyboardist with the Red I Band and the Jah Current Band - backing bands for many of the reggae artists in the Virgin Islands.
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LocationSugarloaf Community Land (View)
206 Tetherow Road
Williams , OR 97544
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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