Wednesday, April 13, 2016

The New Album by Sengbe Ben Yosef

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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