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Midnite

Arcata Theatre Lounge

The Kushite presents Midnite, Arkaingelle, and State of Emergency at the Arcata Theatre Lounge! Hosted by Amoe Hamilton of the Watts Prophets, enjoy a night of 100% St. Croix Roots straight from the Virgin Islands.

Midnight

Christian Molina (drums), Edmund Fieulleteau (guitar), Edwin Byron (guitar) and Ras L (keyboards).

Lead singer Vaughn Benjamin’s electrifying voice seems an amalgamation of many great voices in reggae-soulful, chanting, edgy. Vaughn’s potent lyrical style and his brother Ron Benjamin’s exquisite production, vocals, dub, arrangements, keyboard & bass musical arrangements form the nucleus of this musical – roots heavy sound.

Midnite weaves the cultural lyrics of “old school” roots music with modern day experiences to create a unique listening encounter. Roots Reggae – naked and raw is an apt description for Midnite’s musical style, in which they forgo the frills of extensive remixes, overdubbing and other musical refinements.

Midnite explodes in live performances with sets that often exceed 3 hours. Their vigorous, weighty sound, driven by the punchy bass lines creates a vibe that penetrates straight to the heart. These epic musical communions have earned Midnite an enormous following throughout the reggae community. By breaking all the rules, Midnite is setting a new standard. Armed with a firm foundation in Jah Rastafari, their natural talents, and a strong and uncompromising musical vision, Midnite champions a unique sound that is on the cutting edge of modern roots music.

Website: http://www.midniteband.com/index.html

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Midnite/38470593352

Arkaingelle

Uniting an Afro-Caribbean perspective with the ever strengthening, pro-African voice of Ras Tafari, Arkaingelle’s blazing vocals and meditative lyrics have been resounding thunderously within the cultural reggae scene from Brazil to Britain, South Africa to South America, and from the East Coast to the West Coast of the United States. Hailing from Buxton, Guyana, Arkaingelle delivers heavyweight roots music with a spiritual message and an energetic frequency which when combined, have been seen to captivate, uplift, inspire and bring joy to a broad diversity of audiences.

Arkaingelle embraces music passionately; seeing it as an instrument that has the potential and capability to heal and arouse to higher consciousness. Currently working on his second release, Behold (set to release 2014) with Greensphere/Aingelles Muzik, Arkaingelle is also promoting recently released singles like ‘Time Manifest’  from Rumble Rock Records on the album Step by Step Riddim,  ‘Y should Ye,” the  resounding single on the Zion High Release, Jah Golden Throne.  ‘Feel it’, released on the Indo Riddim compilation from Jah Youth Productions, As well as ‘me tell dem’ and ‘wen she move’ off  the Overground Project  from Uniridd Project in Brazil.

Arkaingelle is Currently preparing for a very busy 2014. Set to collaborate with Zion High Productions, he is also working with local Artist, producers and promoters to gain a footing in Guyanese Market, a market that is on the verge of exploding the old cultural norms of calypso and dancehall and Bring conscious roots reggae music to the world

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Arkaingelle/126307617263?sk=timeline

Myspace: https://myspace.com/arkaingelle/music/songs

 

DATES/TIMES

WHERE

• Arcata Theatre Lounge

PRICE

• $35
• $30 adv.

• Ages: 21+