FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information contact:
Michael Arowolo
(713) 732-8072
February 22, 2007, Houston, TX
Benjamin Franklin (aka ‘Benji Melody), the talented singer/songwriter from Houston, TX has released the cd, “Oba Alagbara (Mighty King)”; a CD of world music songs that will leave the listener wanting more. Filled with unforgettable lyrics and a sound described as a cross between R&B, Gospel, traditional Highlife music, juju music and reggae, he is a musician to keep an eye on. Music fans across the board will find much to enjoy in this debut album containing a unique blend of life (World Music).
Benji, with his ‘Mighty King’ CD, achieved what nobody else ever has. For the first time ever in the successful career of Majek Fashek, Nigeria's reggae icon, Majek featured on two of Benji’s songs. According to Benji, “when Majek listened to my songs in the U.S., he fell in love with them and volunteered to feature on two tracks that he really liked.”
“Oba Alagbara (Mighty King)”will be made available for sale at local retail outlets as well as many online digital distributors including I-Tunes, CDbaby, E-Music, Walmart, and others.
Benji is already receiving international attention. On 1/21/2007, Benji was featured in “This Day Online”- Nigeria's premier newspaper of record, and his album was described as "uplifting, melodious, eye-opening and inspirational…"
Benji Melody, was born and raised in Nigeria, and started playing around with the bass guitar at a very young age. More recently Benji has performed with many other talented artists including Majek Fashek, Mike Phillips, RL, and Glenn Lewis. Requests for bookings and sales can be directed to Michael Arowolo at (713) 732-8072, or through the website at www.BenjiMelody.com.
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