Our Raspect and Condolences Israel Vibration fans Sound the Trumpet the Great Soul Ras Skelly Vibes has headed to Zion.  Salute Leading Ingel of Rastafari 13 November 1952 - 26 August 2022

Rest in power my old friend. ENY lost an ICON. Goodtimes rastaa!!

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SOLID ROCK - pop up reggae shop (5th July '22)

SOLID ROCK - pop up reggae shop (14th July '22)

Zion Gate is the third annual livication to Rt. Hon. Vaughn Benjamin (August 13, 1969 - Eternal ) is said to have released 72 albums in his lifetime, most as lead singer for the band Midnite, others as Akae Beka. A few songs from a fraction of those albums were used to create this mix in honor of his Zion Strong (birthday). If you are new to this music and you like what you hear, please do a deeper investigation of his catalog and purchase his music.

Chapter 93 on Dread RadioMixed by Ras Zakarias of Dub Inna Valley. 

Instagram: @raszakarias / @dubinnavalley

Artwork by Ras Zakarias.

Zion Gate of Vaughn Benjamin

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11 September 2022 - RootsYardd TOPM w/Black Chariot

Most Wanted 2003 Extension - Strictly Vinyl

129 Dread Radio

SOLID ROCK - In The Fathers Sight (Feb. '25)

Jah Love:

A Short Story Inspired by the Song..

She was known in the village as Mama Nia—strong-willed, proud, and fiercely protective of her name. Her daughter, Ayana, was the only child born under a mango moon, with eyes like river stones and a spirit that danced to rhythms Mama Nia had long forgotten.

They clashed often. Ayana wanted to marry a man from the coast, a musician with dreadlocks and dreams. Mama Nia wanted tradition, stability, a union blessed by elders. One night, after a storm of words too sharp to take back, Mama Nia told Ayana to leave. “Go. If you walk out, don’t walk back.”

Ayana left. No wedding invitation came. No photos. No calls. Years passed.

Mama Nia kept her porch swept, her radio tuned to old roots Reggae. She told neighbors she was fine. But every time she saw a child run past with laughter in their lungs, her heart ached. Every time she heard a wedding bell in the distance, she swallowed the silence.
One evening, while watering her hibiscus, she heard a voice on the radio. Raspy. Familiar. Singing:

Mama Nia dropped the hose. The song played on. It was her own story, sung by a voice that carried both pain and love. Ayana had written it. Recorded it. Sent it into the world like a message in a bottle.

Mama Nia sat on her porch that night, tears tracing the lines of her face. She didn’t know where Ayana lived now. Didn’t know the names of her grandchildren. But she knew one thing:
Her daughter still remembered. And so did she...

JAH LOVE

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Its a honour and pleasure to be currently working on our 3rd live date booking with Israel Vibration and the Roots Radics performing live in Seattle, WA, USA this October 18th, 2015.  Selector Raiford came forward with this 1-hour mix of selections highlights the seminal works of this legendary reggae harmony group.  Deep with dubs versions and well-know cuts, with a live track here and there, this is the driving sound of Israel Vibration:
"Cool Down and Lift Up Your Conscience" mix of Israel Vibration music by SELECTA RAIFORD (Culture Yard Sound) October 2015
Tracking...:
Dub Friday Night
Unconquered People dub
Licks and Kicks
We a de Rasta
Rude Buoy Shufflin 
Why You So Craven 
Weep And Mourn
Dwellers of Darkness
On the Rock
Starvation Dub
Ambush in the Night
Friday evening Dub part II
Highway Robbery
Apartheid
Taxman dub
Lift Up Your Conscience
Prophet has arrived
Practice Jah
Practice Jah Dub
Same Song
Survival dub
Survival
Greedy Dog
Greedy Dog dub live
Roots Radics dub


Cool Down and Lift Up Your Conscience ISRAEL VIBRATION mix

SOLID ROCK - St. Croix SPECIAL Pt. 4 (Nov. '17)

SOLID ROCK - Dezarie SPECIAL (Feb. '18)

Rastaman Party 4

Rastaman Party 4 (Reggae 2018)

TRACK LIST
01. NO ENTRY - AUGUSTUS PABLO
02. HOLY FOUNDATION - BURNING SPEAR
03. GUILTINESS - BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
04. 80000 CARELESS ETHIOPIANS - JACOB MILLER & INNER CIRCLE
05. THE HALF - DENNIS BROWN
06. JAH LOVE IS WITH I - JOHNNY CLARKE
07. STEPPING RAZOR - PETER TOSH
08. LET HIM GO - BUNNY WAILER
09. MEK WE YADD - BURNING SPEAR
10. FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAIN - THE TWINKLE BROTHERS
11. THE HEATHEN - BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
12. DELIVER ME FROM MY ENEMIES - YABBY YOU
13. NO ISM PON DE RIDDIM - PETER BROGGS
14. RUDEBOY SHUFFLIN - ISRAEL VIBRATION
15. RISE & SHINE - BUNNY WAILER
16. JAH GIVE US LIFE TO LIVE - WAILING SOULS
17. JAH CHILDREN NO CRY - RAS MICHAEL & SONS OF NEGUS
18. CHATTY CHATTY MOUTH - THE GLADIATORS
19. LOVE & UNITY - MICHAEL PROPHET
20. VULTURES - ISRAEL VIBRATION
21. SCAVENGER DUB - ISRAEL VIBRATION
22. SATTA MASSAGANA - THE ABYSSINIANS & FRIENDS
23. BLESSED - U-ROY
24. JAH DREAD - AUGUSTUS PABLO
25. GREAT MEN - CULTURE
26. NATTY REBEL - U-ROY
27. ONE STONE - CULTURE 
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SEEDS OF REGGAE SHOWCASE VOL.1

A tribute to Vaughn Benjamin. Rest In Prophecy.

“Vaughn Benjamin must be recognized as the most important lyricist of esoteric knowledge in RasTafari Reggae tradition to date. He has left behind a timeless legacy of music after more than 25 years as lead singer for the band Midnite, plus another 4 years as Akae Beka.

"Around the time when Midnite disbanded and Vaughn assumed the name Akae Beka, I was learning about a European side of my ancestry. My research led me to discover that one of the persons in my lineage was a man by the name of James Bruce, known to have brought 3 copies of the Book of Enoch out of Ethiopia. Soon, I was contacted to write a bio for Vaughn's new website, for him to explain why he chose 'Akae Beka' as his new moniker. In our conversation, he told me that he got the words 'Akae' and 'Beka' directly from the Book of Enoch. They represent a sacred oath (and its principal part) that aligns in an uncanny way with Vaughn's persona.

"When I take a look at the life work of Vaughn Benjamin, first with Midnite, then as Akae Beka, it is clear that he swore his oath from the very start. His catalog of roughly 3 decades is unrelenting in spreading all the reasons why H.I.M. Haile Selassie I is worthy to be praised.

"Vaughn Benjamin passed away on my 37th birthday, November 4, 2019, triggering a deep self-reflection. Analyzing my own life work and incorporating the knowledge of my connection to the man whose travels to Ethiopia yielded the very text that became useful to Vaughn, I have an acute sense of duty to ensure this great messenger is not forgotten. The Sacred Oath of Vaughn Benjamin is my first act of this duty. More than just a mix, it is a musical story that unfolds for listeners who listen keenly. I sincerely hope that it will be heard far and wide from this day, Vaughn's first birthday since his passing, onward into eternity.” - Dutty Bookman [August 13, 2020]

Follow @duttybookman on Instagram and Twitter.
Artwork by Kedar Davis, @artbyancient on Instagram.

TRACK LIST:
1. Intense Reasoning*
2. Music To Honor I King [from Midnite album 'In Awe']
3. Ideals Of The Emperor [from Akae Beka album 'Portals']
4. Voices Of The Remnancy [from Midnite album 'Ride Tru']
5. Kin Dread [from Midnite album 'Jah Grid']
6. Don't Be Scared [from Midnite album 'Momentum']
7. Earth Cycle Now A RasTa [from Midnite album 'Jubilees Of Zion']
8. Citadel [from Midnite album 'Ina Now']
9. Dem A Warriah [from Akae Beka album 'Portals']
10. Bazra [from Midnite album 'Scheme A Things']
11. Abadan Abyss [from Midnite album 'Ainshant Maps']
12. Gather Them In [from Midnite album 'Treasure']
13. Elixir [from Akae Beka album 'Jahsaydo']
14. Under The Sun [from Akae Beka album 'Mek A Menshun']
15. A Reminder [from Midnite album 'Beauty For Ashes']
16. A, Ah [from Akae Beka album 'Jahsaydo']
17. Stagnation [from Midnite album 'What Makes A King']
18. Children Of Jah [from Midnite album 'Children Of Jah']
19. Where Are They Now [from Midnite album 'Scheme A Things']
20. World Citizenship [from Akae Beka album 'Homage To The Land']
21. Call Out To Jah [from Akae Beka album 'Homage To The Land']
22. RasTa Man Stand [from Midnite album 'Ras Mek Peace']
23. All Ye Naashan [from Midnite album 'Vijan']
24. Superstructures [from Akae Beka album 'Nurtured Frequency']
25. Ras To The Bone [from Midnite album 'Jubilees Of Zion']
26. Dem A Wondaa [from Midnite album 'Infinite Quality']
27. Birthright Is The Ticket [from Midnite album 'Jubilees Of Zion']
28. Earth Is The Lord's [from Midnite album 'Kings Bell']
29. Agenda Fi Sound [from Akae Beka album 'Nurtured Frequency']
30. Loose The Gates [from Akae Beka album 'Livicated']
31. Exalt The Crown [from Midnite album 'Kings Bell' + dub from Akae Beka album 'Kings Dub']

*Track 1 is Vaughn Benjamin speaking to a small gathering in Costa Rica, 2012, taken from the archives of Dutty Bookman. For sources of other recordings used in mix, go here: https://youtu.be/HHPL0kojXNI

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