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Midnite is tagged as: reggae, roots reggae, dub, roots, virgin islands reggae

Midnite is a crucial roots reggae band hailing from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
The band’s music follows in tradition with the legendary roots reggae bands of 1970s Jamaica. The lyrical portions of Midnite’s compositions are characterized as the “chant and call” style which gives their music a spiritually intense and overtly Rastafarian feel. The lyrics are centrally focused on the plights of the oppressed, the inherent faults of the current political, economic and social settings on a global scale, and the redemption available to humankind through a life livicated to Jah.
The band was started by brothers Vaughn (vocals) and Ron (keyboard) Benjamin, and has been playing since 1989. They recorded Ras Mek Peace (Before Reverb and Without Delay) while living in Washington, D.C. during the mid-90s. The album was named so, because it was reportedly recorded live in one room with only two microphones. It’s clarity and full sound is thus remarkable. Later, they returned home to St. Croix in the late ’90s to play with local musicians and record at their music studio, African Roots Lab.
Midnite frequently collaborates with new artists and has played as the back-up band on a number of African Roots Lab artists’ releases, such as Dezari...
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Top 10 Midnite Songs
Love the life you live
Mama Africa
Propaganda
Bushman
Kaaba Stone
The eyes are the Light
Meditation (Babylon Fruits)
Due Reward
Time and Time Again
Jah Feed I
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Top 10 Midnite Albums
Unpolished
Scheme a Things
Intense Pressure
Ras Mek Peace
Thru & True
Jubilees of Zion
Cipheraw
Seek Knowledge Before Vengeance
Ainshant Maps
Assini
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