In the name of the great masters of the word, Gha'il Rhodes Benjamin is here to tell you you better move when the spirit say move.

Music and poetry are not separate things: they are the left and right ventricle, they are the fingers of the same hand. Gha'il respects this as universal law. Matter of fact, music and poetry and dance and life and laughter and love are all one.

Maybe that's what keeps her so humble, and she is incredibly humble, given the power of her words, the strength of her voice.

Maybe its the love in her message, you can tell she loves our children, she loves her sisters and when you listen to Brotherman you know she has much love for the brothers too!

This is a CD you can listen to when you want to listen to a CD, you don't have to do anything special, but you may want to do something special. You may want to laugh, you may want to grab your partner and tell them you love-no-really love them.There will likely be moments when you want to shed a tear. And there will definetly be times when you feel the spirit.

And child, when the spirit say move- you better move.

--Brian Jackson, composer

Gha'il Rhodes Benjamin passionately delivers exquisite interpretations of word and song: she lifts, inspires and connects the hearts and souls of those in her poetic presence.

-- Gregg Payne, pianist, composer

Check out Gha'il's Debut CD

A collage of spoken word/poetry vocals.
A neo-soul musical vibe,
Served on a hot, simmering plate of Saturday night,
Sunday morning and every single day in between!
Uplifting and inspiring.
Don't be shy, help yourself to this smorgasbord
Of soulful, senuous, soothing rhythm.
Each track (16 in all)
Laced with Gha'il's powerfully, provocative lyrics.
Charged with survival, dignity and humor.
Once you hear this CD
You'll want to hear it again and again.

Four world renowned musicians,
Spike Rebel (Carnell Newbill) (Urbangold.com)/ keyboards, acoustic guitar
Calvin Jones/bass
Jeff Haynes/percussion
Greg Payne (illuminationchorale.com)/keyboards

Capture this CD's essence of warmth, depth and soul,
Framing each track with outstanding musical integrity.

Until you hear Gha'il's voice slamming down lyrics
Like there is no tomorrow,
Celebrating life, love and freedom...
You haven't heard nothing!
Come feel the vibe,
Taste the vibe...
And spread the vibe of
Spiritual Eclipse/Sacred Moments on a String of Words.

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