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The Akae Beka Scrolls - Posthumous Dub Album Announced
08/28/2024
Go A Chant, Trinity Farm, and I-Roots Records present a new Akae Beka album. Read all about and listen to the album preview below:
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, CA 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 Benjamin - synth, whistle & percussion
Vaughn laid out his creative vision by humming what he wanted each musician to play. Each dub was composed and directed by Vaughn and he played synth, whistle & percussion.
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.
It will be available on CD and high-quality download on September 6th courtesy of Go A Chant, Trinity Farm, and I-Roots Records. The cover artwork was created by Marcus Wilson.
Pre-order is available @ IROOTSRECORDS.com and IROOTS.BANDCAMP.com
TRACKLIST
01. PSALM-19
02. PSALM-23
03. PSALM-24
04. PSALM-87
05. PSALM-101
06. PSALM-110
07. PSALM-37
08. PSALM-91
09. PSALM-68
10. PSALM-72
11. PSALM-17
12. PSALM-119
CREDITS
All Songs composed and produced by Vaughn Benjamin
Recorded at Trinity Farm Studio “Grass Valley” California
Recorded and Mixed by Manuel “Go A Chant” Guerra
Mastered by Original Dub Monk
Artwork by Marcus Wilson
Graphic Design by Manuel “Go A Chant” Guerra
Listen to the album sampler here:
