30/10/2020
https://youtu.be/319ovCt_n1I
Renowned for his prolific output and complex, spiritually instructive lyrics as lead singer with the Rastafarian roots reggae band Midnite and later Akae Beka. Vaughn Andre Benjamin was born in the eastern Caribbean Island of Antigua on August 13, 1969, Vaughn resided for many years in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, where he formed Midnite with his brother, bassist and keyboardist, Ron Benjamin in 1989; Vaughn and Ron are the sons of Antiguan musician Ronnie Benjamin Sr. Ron’s musical expertise provided a stunning complement to Vaughn’s ethereal chanted vocals that seemingly channeled an astute ancestral spirit.
Vaughn released an estimated 1,500 songs; his spellbinding words, steeped in Biblical verse, historical injustices, African liberation and the teachings of Ethiopian emperor and Rastafarian Divinity, Haile Selassie I were intended to help build a more cognizant and compassionate society. He left a profoundly influential, distinctive legacy.
There are many clichés in reggae but Vaughn was a refreshing, genuine voice who explored things. Vaughan Benjamin was an EPITOME and EMBODIMENT of CONSCIOUS music that liberated spirits from the yoke of oppression. Rastafari CENTRALIZED society of Kenya celebrates AKAE BEKA and urges all Rasta’s in Kenya to CENTRALIZE AND ORGANIZE, we lead that front. Kenya was privileged to host AKAE BEKA in 2017 while he also left his mark by collaborating with one of the original souls of reggae in Kenya, Rebelius Monk on a conscious tune known as TRIBULATIONS. True to its prophecy 2020 has been troubles and tribulations but we shall OVERCOME as Jah guides.
RCSK SPOKESPERSON
RAS MASTER FARD.