eMusic

Start Your Trial

Midnite

Midnite

Rate it!

Avg: 5.0 (10 ratings)

  • Years Active: 1990s, 2000s

Biography

The brainchild of brothers Ron and Vaughn Benjamin, Midnite formed in the Virgin Islands island of St. Croix in 1989. The quintet consists of Dion Hopkins (drummer), Joe Straws (bass), Trippa (guitarist), Ron (keyboards) and Vaughn (lead vocals). They're popular in St. Croix, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, and the East Coast of the States where they have gigged for five years. A well received three-week South Africa engagement represents their longest trek. Other than the Benjamins, the member's are a mystery, Straws aka Big Bass has been around for seven years, but Hopkins, acclaimed for his one drop foundation, and Trippa, for his tight backbeat skank, are relatively new; Vaughn's the main songwriter, and Ron serves as the musical director. Steel Pulse, Barrington Levy, Hugh Masekela, and Gladys Knight & the Pips is a short list of artists Midnite has shared the stage with at various concerts. Their popularity extends to college campuses, including Rutgers, Temple, Johnson C. Smith, Clark-Atlanta University, and many more. Two CDs, Ras Mek Peace and Unpolished, represent their political bent and their dancehall flavor.
— Andrew Hamilton , All Music Guide

Related Artists Ancestors, Peers and Acolytes

Followers:

Tribal Seeds

Playlists If you like Midnite, check out these member playlists

“ The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.”


Rolling Stone
Start Your Trial

Recently Viewed

Back
Forward

© 1998-2009 eMusic.com Inc. eMusic and the eMusic logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks in the USA or other countries. All rights reserved.

All Music Guide © 1992 - 2009 All Media Guide, LLC
Portions of content provided by All Music Guide, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC

Facebook®, YouTube, Flickr™ and Wikipedia® are registered trademarks of their respective owners, Facebook Inc., Google, Inc., Yahoo! Inc. and Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Neither Facebook Inc., Google, Inc., Yahoo! Inc. nor Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. are partners or sponsors of eMusic. eMusic uses the Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and Wikipedia API but is not endorsed or certified by Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and Wikipedia. eMusic does not pre-screen, monitor, endorse nor assume any liability for websites, contents, products, services or claims made by Facebook, YouTube, Flickr™ and Wikipedia®.

Legal or copyright question regarding Facebook, YouTube, Flickr or Wikipedia content on eMusic? Please email us.