This mouths artist is our very own Sengbe Ben Yosef, singer
songwriter composer, and record
label owner. Since 2009 Sengbe Ben Yosef
aka Ridgley Makins has written and composed 7 full albums. People have been
calling for the artist to create real music that touches the hearts and
imagination of music fans. I believe Sengbe
has done just that on each of his previous six albums. Sengbe's latest work, album
seven also delivers music that is true to real music and musical creativity. If
you have never experienced the work of Sengbe I suggest you get acquainted with
this unique artist and his brilliant music.
We talked to Sengbe about his history in music and how he
got his started. Sengbe says that he has always loved music since he was a child.
Brother Ben also added, "Music has always been a part of my life and I can
remember performing as a young boy for my family at family gatherings". Sengbe
says he gets his musical talents from his Dad who was a DJ and a member of a
small funk and R&B group in his younger years. We asked Sengbe who taught him how to create
music and write songs. Sengbe says: no one really showed me how to make music.
“I learned most of what I know from watching musicians and listening to radio”.
Sengbe says if he had to give credit to any one individual
or group he would have to credit the local music scene and the native music
known as “GoGo”. For those of you who have never heard of GoGo let me take a
second to introduce you. GoGo is music local to natives of Washington DC it is
a mix of Funk R&B and Afro-Caribbean
music's .
He says the raw energy of the music made him want to create music for the
people. Sengbe also credits Hip Hop music and all of the wonderful people he
met while on his journey to discover his musical identity. Sengbe
says there are some people he wants to thank for helping him to gain
musical knowledge. He says he would like to thank cousins Daniel Marks and Marc
R Joy for helping him to grow both as a man and musically. He says he would
also like to thank Ezra Greer for the knowledge of formulating music into songs.
We ask Sengbe what he wanted people to get from his music.
Sengbe says what he wants is for people to just listen and share his feelings.
He says “If someone gets something out of my music and it helps them in a
positive way then I thankful for that but my intention is only to share my life
through the use of music”. We asked him
what’s next for him and He said he was going to take a break from creating his
own music and start helping other young artist to develop their music and
skills in the music industry. Sengbe wants to build the first black-owned
multi-media conglomerate. He wants to create place where black media is owned
and distributed by blacks. Sengbe
says it’s a shame so much of music is created by blacks but so little of the
industry is owned by the people producing it. He says this is what he wants to work on and he hopes like-minded
people come and help him realize this dream.
Sengbe Ben Yosef is a one of a kind artist his music needs
to be heard. Drop by one of his sites
and try some of what you have been longing for in the industry. Get out and support the new album as well as the music of Sengbe Ben Yosef.
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