Devon Samuel
Prophet Benjamin represents a force of one energy—one creative and dynamic voice with unrelenting charisma.
Influence by his irrepressible and magnetic personality, in his teens, the nickname coined by his friends had stuck, Prophet Benjamin. The second son of his parents, who lived in New Lands, Point Fortin, Trinidad, had unconsciously activated an internal force to reach the world from his humble beginnings. The Prophet as he is sometimes called his early claim to obvious talents came from self-recognition of his innate abilities to find the right words, the right melodies and just the right amount of captivating showmanship to announce his career choice: A devoted and courageous entertainer.
And at age 17, The Prophet had sealed an expressive relationship with his first music genre, Reggae. In as little as two years, as part of a group of vocalist, Black Star Original, in a small studio in Bournes Road, St James, Prophet Benjamin wrote, composed, and recorded his first reggae song, Babylon Fooling.
At age 21, Prophet Benjamin felt a need to harvest from his metaphysical garden, choosing the order of Bobo Shanti to express his spiritual and religious convictions. Toiling through life while establishing his presence as a formidable artist, with bold originality and a revolutionary, grassroots style, The Prophet is unapologetically controversial at times.
For the first time, The Prophet joined Trinidad and Tobago’s best, at the 2012 Soca Monarch with ‘Throw Wine’, which won him the 4th prize. Back to his roots, in 2018, The Prophet and his music earned the recognition of The Urban Music Awards in the category of Best Reggae Artist.
The people—his loyal fans at home, and those in the rest of the Caribbean islands, North America, and Europe, know and love his catalogue: “Pretty Boy”, taking him to the number one spot in Trinidad’s Genesis Countdown for some 5 weeks. And the list goes on with songs like Coming From Moruga. Usual Suspect. Delilah, Field Ah Weed. Saving All Your Love. Love is Love. Pension Plan and Stop
