Soul Music & Reggae Music at Aardvark Records
Soul music at Aardvark doesn’t feature singers shaking their booties in skin tight outfits with repetitive machine-manufactured sounds and beats. Nor is it sex for sex’s sake. With its roots firmly buried in gospel and rhythm & blues, our soul music is bursting with passion. It's about personal experiences deep inside that are just aching to get out. There's an undying, eagerness in the expression. It's like the singers and writers have reached that point where they can’t hold their thoughts and feelings in anymore.
The passion and emotion is perfectly coupled with lyrics that ache from the depths of one person’s heart. It’s a shared experience.
Our reggae releases are no less passionate. We love the variety of styles and influences - and the constant reinventions.
So while our soul and reggae roster may be tiny, we’re proud of the artists we’ve signed. We hope you come to love their vision and their talents as much as we do.
Benny Tetteh-Lartey
He's also toured in Berlin and northern Germany and fronted BTL as bass playing vocalist 1992 to 1994 along with Phil McGowan, Killian Steele and John Mathieson.
Benny became a solo artist in 1995. He adapted the 12 string acoustic guitar bought for him by his father into an 8 string and coined the phrase "Afro Scot Rock". He completed his first BTL album "Don’t be Sad" in 1998, sharing centre stage with acclaimed singer songwriter Nick Harper (son of legendary Roy Harper) at London's Twelve Bar in 1999. Read the Full Story
Kym Franklin
