Moonlight Benjamin: Priestess of Voodoo Blues Rock
February 25, 2019 11:24 AM Subscribe
Haitian singer and Vodou priestess Moonlight Benjamin combines majestic vocals and songcraft with ringing guitar rock on her breathtaking album, Siltane. Reviews: Black Grooves | Northern Sky | The Guardian
More Moonlight Benjamin: on Bandcamp | on YouTube
More Moonlight Benjamin: on Bandcamp | on YouTube
Wow, thanks for this!
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 12:24 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 12:24 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
This is so good! Thanks for posting!
posted by maurice at 1:02 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by maurice at 1:02 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
This is fantastic. Definitely putting her on my list of must-see musicians.
posted by Kattullus at 1:45 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Kattullus at 1:45 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
Awesome. Is she singing in French or Haitian Creole?
posted by signal at 2:19 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by signal at 2:19 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
Damn, this is some nice solid blues-rock. She rips the fretboard right off her guitar with some of these solos.
posted by egypturnash at 2:29 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by egypturnash at 2:29 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
Granny me! That rocks. Awesome.
posted by mightshould at 4:11 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by mightshould at 4:11 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
Wow!
posted by KingEdRa at 6:48 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by KingEdRa at 6:48 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
Has a stoner rock quality to it. Or maybe all this stoner rock I've been listening to just has African influences and I never knew it.
posted by Lukenlogs at 9:16 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Lukenlogs at 9:16 PM on February 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
Talented lady!
posted by Ms. Moonlight at 9:49 AM on February 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Ms. Moonlight at 9:49 AM on February 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
I have to hear this everyday for a while, and I have to buy this, to justify it. She is so good. The music is right on point, spare, with room to anticipate, it is great!
posted by Oyéah at 2:32 PM on February 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Oyéah at 2:32 PM on February 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
WOW! I am super into this. Her voice is a key turning a lock inside my gut.
posted by little mouth at 4:29 PM on February 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by little mouth at 4:29 PM on February 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
signal: Is she singing in French or Haitian Creole?
My French isn’t super-good, but the songs I’ve listened to don’t sound like French to me. I assume it’s Haitian Creole.
posted by Kattullus at 12:51 AM on February 27, 2019 [1 favorite]
My French isn’t super-good, but the songs I’ve listened to don’t sound like French to me. I assume it’s Haitian Creole.
posted by Kattullus at 12:51 AM on February 27, 2019 [1 favorite]
For anybody in the NYC area on April 25th, she has a free show in the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center that evening. It's a first, come, first served cafe performance, so prepare accordingly.
posted by KingEdRa at 10:56 AM on February 27, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by KingEdRa at 10:56 AM on February 27, 2019 [1 favorite]
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