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Liner Notes
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Done Wrong Type - Produced by
Laurent "Tippy" Alfred and Vaughn Benjamin. Drums & Keys: Tippy; Bass: Kenatta
Itola; Guitar Abijah Hicks. Published by I Grade Music (ASCAP) |
| 02. |
Closed Societies - Produced
by Tippy. Drums & Keys: Tippy; Bass: Gregory "Mr. Bassie" Jackson; Guitars:
Tuff Lion. Published by I Grade Music (ASCAP) |
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Haile Selassie I Rastaman Crown
- Produced by Tippy. Drums, Bass, Keys and Binghi Drums: Tippy; Berimbau: Feijao & Salim;
Guitar: Tuff Lion. Published by I Grade Music (ASCAP) |
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ChantaJah - Produced by
Tippy. Drums, Bass and Keys: Tippy; Guitar: Tuff Lion; Keys: Eric Williams. Published by I Grade
Music (ASCAP) |
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Let Live - Produced by The
downbeat production collective (M1, Sol Messiah & TIppy). Drums: Sol Messiah; Bass:
Gregory "Mr. Bassie" Jackson; Electric Guitar: Tuff Lion; Acoustic Guitar: Vaughn
Benjamin. Published by I Grade Music (ASCAP)/ E Franklin (BMI)/Walk Like a Warrior music admin. by
the Royalty Network (BMI) |
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The Gad - Produced by Tippy
& Abja. Drums: Abja; Keys, Guitar and Binghi Drums: Tippy; Guitar: Tuff Lion. Published by I
Grade Music (ASCAP) |
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All About What You Do (Featuring Pressure
& Massiah) - Produced by Tippy & Abja. Drums: Abja; Bass: Kenatta; Keys
& Guitar: Tippy; Guitar: Tuff Lion. Published by I Grade Music (ASCAP) |
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Rastaman Life - Produced by
Tippy. All instruments: Tippy. Published by I Grade Music (ASCAP) |
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Fighting For Her - Produced
by The downbeat production collective (M1, Metaphysic, Sol Messiah, TIppy, Vijay Iyer).
Drums: Metaphysic; Bass: Gregory "Mr. Bassie" Jackson; Keys: VIjay Iyer, Sol Messiah;
Guitar: Tippy, Tuff Lion. Published by I Grade Music (ASCAP)/ E Franklin (BMI)/Walk Like a Warrior
music admin. by the Royalty Network (BMI) |
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Rastafari Lead The Way -
Produced by Tippy & Kenyatta Itola. Drums: Phillip Merchant; Bass: Kenyatta; Keys: Eric
Williams; Keys & Guitar: Tippy; Guitar: Tuff Lion. Published by I Grade Music (ASCAP) |
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Double Speak - Produced by
Tippy & Gregory "Mr. Bassie" Jackson. Drums: Phillip Merchant; Bass: Gregory
"Mr. Bassie" Jackson; Guitars & Organ: Tippy. Published by I Grade Music (ASCAP) |
| 12. |
Maize (My Ease) - Produced by
Tippy. Drums: Phillip Merchant; Bass, Keys, Guitar & Binghi Drums: Tippy; Guitar: Tuff Lion.
Published by I Grade Music (ASCAP) |
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All My Life - Produced by
Tippy & Kenyatta Itola. Drums & Guitar: Tuff Lion; Bass: Kenyatta; Guitar & Organ:
Tippy; Piano: Almateen Yazid. Published by I Grade Music (ASCAP) |
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All The Same - Produced by
Vaughn Benjamin. Drums: Dion Hopkins; Bass: Kenyatta; Guitar: Abijah Hicks; Keys and Hand Drums:
Vaughn Benjamin. Published by I Grade Music (ASCAP) |
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JahWorks.org:
Half a minute into the first track and you KNOW this is not pop music. A steady
reggae beat, but rudimentary. Minimalist melody. Intense, chanting vocal. Subdued
arrangements. Nothing to seduce you with mere charm and decoration. The atmosphere is
dark; the atmosphere is dread. Thus the singular vision and original sound of Midnite
continues with another chapter called Let Live. It’s a chapter very
much centered on the uniquely textured vocals and literate lyrics of Vaughn
Benjamin. - More
Reggae Reviews:
Midnite continues to push the boundaries of reggae
with more gust, more audacity, and more skill than any other act. While their
experimentation has been reserved more for their Midnite Branch I
offspring, recent releases have had more of an avant-garde sound than their earlier
efforts. And Let Live is perhaps their boldest album to date. Here the
band’s sense of adventure leads them down the path of hip-hop. Yes, hip-hop. No,
you’re not going to hear them rapping about bling and bullets, but Vaughn
Benjamin has always had a unique “talky” chatting vocal flow that
occasionally veers close to rapping, so when he raps a bit on “Fighting for
Her,” it’s feels quite natural. - More
Reggae Vibes:
The album 'Let Live' is the fourth collaboration album between Midnite
and I Grade Records. Previous albums such as "Nemozian Rasta",
"Assini" and "Vijan" got rave
reviews in the press and were well received by the public. This brand new 14 track album
"pushes, crosses and destroys the boundaries placed on typical reggae music".
'Let Live' is an artful mosaic of roots, jazz, funk, hip hop and African drumming. Unlike
many bands who caved in to the popularity of main stream reggae and fashion rastafarian, Midnite
decided to stick to their guns and play music from their heart and souls. - More
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