LAST PERFORMANCE BY VAUGHN BENJAMIN (Midnite / Akae Beka)!!! — 9/17/19 [HD]

This is a video of the FINAL SONG in the LAST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE by the incomparable Vaughn Benjamin, aka “Midnite,“ who passed away on November 4, 2019. The last words Vaughn Benjamin sang publicly were: “Lift up your hearts in gratitude!“ Give thanks!!! More info below ↓ The show was at the WorldBeat Cultural Center in San Diego on 9/17/19. Both the Akae Beka Facebook page and the BandsInTown website list this as the final show in Akae Beka’s fall tour, and Makeda Makossa— the Executive Director of the WorldBeat Center— has confirmed in a Facebook post that this was indeed Vaughn Benjamin’s last performance. (See: ) The title of this song is “Begin the Day,“ from Midnite’s 2000 album “Jubilees of Zion.“ This video was recorded by Gilmar Alvez, and was orignally posted here: Three other videos from this show that Alvez recorded were also posted by him on his YouTube channel (