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Prophet Benjamin (born Devon Samuel, c. 1978) is a
reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...
singer.Rampersad, Joan (2006)
Prophet Benjamin to uplift the nation
, ''Trinidad & Tobago's Newsday'', 14 November 2006. Retrieved 27 October 2010
He was born in the rural village of Newlands in Point Fortin,
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. "Pretty Boy", his debut recording, was number one in
Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ...
's Genesis Countdown for 5 weeks. He has also released songs entitled "Field of weed", "Delilah", "Pension Plan", "Coming from Moruga", "the Usual Suspect" and "Talk Nah". He is currently one of the leading names in the expanding reggae industry in Trinidad and Tobago He also is pursuing the soca/chutney industry with famous songs such as: "Throw Wine" (2012), "Lokani" (2013) and "Another One" (2013) He made it to the Chutney Soca Finals with his famous song "Lokani" (2013) and placed 9th with 22.2 points (out of 45).Welch, Aretha (2006)
Local reggae on the rise
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'', 9 March 2006. Retrieved 27 October 2010


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