the prettiest song about racism feat. 66notes x BenOaks

66notes expresses his daily struggle with racism and responds to Jesse William’s inspiring speech at the 2016 BET Awards.

Lush, classic boombap music by BenOaks.

66notes and Benjamin Oaks (The Numinous) have been making music together for over 10 years now- even though they have never met in person. They are both members of the international music & arts collective Bones Culture.

the prettiest song about racism feat. 66notes x BenOaks

warm up like a “Summer’s Day”

Rad music blog Death or Desire gave a truly incredible review of “Summer’s Day” – a spoken word + jazz collaboration between our cofounder & creative director BenOaks & new lyrical artist LEE MORR.

“a beautiful blend of spoken word and jazz that captures the essence of a lazy summer day spent with a lover. It’s a must-listen for fans of Jazz Fusion and those who appreciate the art of spoken word.”

“Summer’s Day” can be downloaded only on Bandcamp!

Warm up this Valentine’s like a “Summer’s Day”

“Summer’s Day” is the first song collaboration between BenOaks & LEE MORR.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/summers-day-feat-lee-morr-single/1671013388

BenOaks remembers “We met about 5 years ago when I was still partying & doing drugs. He protected a woman who he didn’t even know. I always remembered that. We ran into each other a few times since then. He always asked if I was making new beats. I took a few years off while I got sober. So when we ran into each other at a spoken word / poetry event last summer hosted by an artist who is a mutual friend, it renewed our friendship. We have been hanging out a lot since then at my studio I share with two other incredible artists. One a fine artist. Painter / print maker / carpenter Darren Jordan. Another a fashion designer- Bird aka BirdUpProductions. We have been doing shows all together this Winter. Our 3rd event all together is this Saturday in Lancaster, Pennsylvania where we all live.”

click here for the Facebook event page

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Music, Art & Poetry @ the Bones Culture BAZAAR – SAT FEB 18th @ the Good Place, LANC

Come make art with us! It’s our 2nd monthly event of 2023! FREE admission!

Music, art & Poetry at The Good Place (back side of the Manor Shopping Center – near the beer distro & beauty salon).

FREE art making, poetry writing & drum circle workshops start @ 5pm. OPEN MIC from 6-7pm. Signups start at 5pm.

MUSIC PERFORMANCES start at 7pm w LEE MORR, then CIRCUMSTANTIAL SAINT, followed by OLILEWYA & ending w BENOAKS w/ AROARA.

enjoy incredible art by DARREN JORDAN, SHAUNA YORTY & ERIC TONZOLA.

this event is FREE but please click this link to RVSP since space is limited to the 1st 100 people

triphop music collaborations btwn BenOaks & incredible lyrical artists

some amazing new triphop collaborations btwn BenOaks & 66notes Rachael Green Sings Circumstantial Saint @the_Griot_Giant @androideddie @kalamitye @realpinkeyes Sir Dominique Jordan Sean Hogan W.O.N.E. Adam Kissinger Alexandria Lee Wise Todd B Stevens JW Nielsen Gentle Jones Ren Thomas Official Jefferson Ambrose Music
got SO MANY more for this year! follow BenOaks to stay tuned! 😘

‘Hieronymus’ by BenOaks – 2023 lofi / boombap BEAT tape

BenOaks is almost done mixing his upcoming BEAT TAPE called ‘Hieronymus’. Named after his first favorite artist.

“My mom would sometimes have to drop us off at the library as kids. She was a single mother living in a new state. She didnt have many friends yet. So she would drop me and my little sister off at the library when i was like 10, 11. I devoured those books. I developed a life long live of learning.”

“The first book I can remember being obsessed with was this book about art. I am a huge fan of Escher, Rembrandt, Pollock, Duchamp, Basquiat, Warhol, Goya, Mondrain, all the moderns. But the first art work that I was really drawn to was The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch. We have a piece of that in our restroom.”

‘Hieronymus’ is now available ONLY on Bandcamp until it hits all the streaming sites on 1/1/23

BenOaks also has two other albums due out Winter ’23: his feature-heavy “solo” reggae album called “LongSufferer” and the 3rd Bones Culture compilation featuring BenOaks’ collaboration work from 2020-now. And will feature some truly incredible performances from vocalists / lyricists (singers & rappers) / poets like longtime collaborators 66notes & Android Eddie; breaking new artists like Lancaster’s PINK i & Circumstantial Saint; Wilmington Delaware’s Kalamitye & legendary veteran pro skateboarder Gentle Jones; Lancaster Pennsylvania’s own “Artivist” Sir Dominique Jordan & poet / educator sean hogan; indie stage queen Rachael Green, Minneapolis’ mic slayers Daytym & L.Soul + more TBA!

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