Benedict Tetteh-Lartey solo - Special credit to the very highly talented Jenny Gardner on voilin, the vibrant and gifted Sam Achampon on djembe and Sam Okoh on congas. These musicians all played on "Song to Papa" and did an absolutely superb and fitting job. Thank you.
A special thank you also goes out to Samba Sene who played djembe on "You Can't Hide"
My thanks to an exceedingly gifted Phil McGowan for his lead guitar on "Roses are Red" and "Everything about You" John Mathieson for his lush string arrangement & drum programming (Roses are Red). Corrinne Harris and Rowan Moss sang beautifully on backing vocals in "Roses are Red" Thank you David Gray for your guitar intro riff on "Roses are Red"
Influences
Bob Marley, Peter Gabriel, Roy Williamson, The Police, The Beatles, Paul McCartney solo,Stevie Wonder, Oscar Peterson, Wayne W Dyer
................Played bass guitar & was vocalist in top Edinburgh band Makossa from 1987 to 1991. Toured Scotland, recorded film tracks for short film “Salome” by Lucy Enfield (sister of screen writer and comedian Harry Enfield) .....
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-Played bass guitar & backing vocals for Dave Robb & The Filmmakers from 1991 to 1992. Toured in Berlin and northern Germany. Played on album “Capture an Image” ....
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-Fronted BTL as bass playing vocalist 1992 to 1994 along with Phil McGowan, Killian Steele and John Mathieson. Toured central Scotland ....
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-Became soloist in 1995 shortly after the death of Papa (who is sorely missed). Benedict adapted the 12 string acoustic guitar bought for him by his Papa into an 8 string and coined the phrase “Afro Scot Rock” ....
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-Completed first BTL album “Don’t be Sad” 1998 ....
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-Shared centre stage with acclaimed singer songwriter Nick Harper (son of legendary Roy Harper) at London’s Twelve Bar 1999. Despite short set sold stacks of CDs! ....
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-1997 runner up and 1998 winner at BBC Scotland Tympanali Singer Songwriter Competition with “Injustice” a painful story which describes events surrounding the untimely death of Benedict’s uncle Alex Tetteh-Lartey who was killed on a London Street in August 1996 ....
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-Gate crashed Scotland’s premier music event T in the Park 1997 and was asked back again! ....
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-Appeared on national TV “Star for a Night” 1999 ....
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-Completed second (Benny Tetteh-Lartey) album “Unpolished” ....
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-Played several live radio sessions from 1998 to date including BBC Radio Scotland’s The Movie Cafe as part of ongoing promotion ....
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-Formed new group “The Afro Scot Beat” 2007....
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-Constructed unique handcrafted 18 string instrument The “Combuitar” ....
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-Headlined at the opening music event for Africa in Motion 2007 and closing night 2008. Africa’s newest and growing film festival in Edinburgh ....
-April 2009. Invited to play at The F1 Grand Prix world event in Bahrain along with 76 of the worlds leading performers... .
Short listed for The SME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2009 at The Glasgow Hilton Hotel on Thursday 25th June... .
SME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2009 WINNER! in recognition for small business of the year "Creative Records"
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influences and musical genres:
Oscar Peterson, The Beatles, Erroll Garner, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel, The Police, Talking Heads, Roy Williamson, The Corries, Joan Armatrading, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Coldplay, Justin Timberlake, Natasha Bedingfield, Wayne Dyer, my cousin Paul Strachan and so many more ....
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Noticed a change in the mix indeed....tis much better now. With the wide spread of styles in the last two songs posted....I'm anxiously awaiting to see what the third will bring!
Hey dude, thanks for the kind words! Yes, would be great to meet up again. Definitely have a jam. Would love to see/hear the combuitar in action, live. May be in Scotland for T In The Park in July. Keep us posted of yr movements. I'll put my dates on my Myspace page.
Hello benny cuz..have you recovered from your trip yet? im off to Istanbul on the 18th of this month for one week to organize for the festival concert in october..have a perfect day and best wishes and regards to your family....
hi there like the instruments combi guitar an all -minds me o the combolins the corries had.liked the bfirst song best song for papa i think-need to getmyself a 12 string keep saying it!!
I am very happy to hear this my friend Benny, especially when it is about children!! We cannot hide nothing from them bad or good!!! I wish the best for my little friend and your son Nathan!!! I hope one day to meet you all...
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