Artist: Rhian Benson
Title of Album: Cold Coast
Year of Release: 2003
Label: DKG Music, Inc./Top Sail Productions
Genre: R&B/Soul
Quality/Bitrate: MP3 / 192 kbits / 44.1 Khz / Stereo
Total Time: 00:50:43
Total Size: 71 Mb
Website Artist: http://www.rhianbenson.com

Rhian Benson is a new African/British artist with a distinctive mix of R&B/soul, jazz and reggae.
"One of today's brightest new prospectsmold-breaking music straight from the soul' says USA Today; Oprah Magazine calls her 'simply celestial' and Vibe Magazine describes her music as 'a unique blend'.

Singer, songwriter, musician and producer, Rhian Benson has a fascinating story to tell. Born in Ghana, West Africa, she grew up surrounded by music. Her father, from the Ashanti tribe of Ghana- is a guitarist; her mother, from Wales in Great Britain- is a singer and her grandfather led a big band in the '50s and '60s. Rhian took up the piano while a child and has been writing songs and poetry her whole life. Now a resident of Los Angeles, she also lived in India and England while growing up and studied at the London School of Economics and Harvard University.

Gold Coast, her debut album is already receiving critical acclaim from publications as varied as the Los Angeles Times, Performing Songwriter, Honey and Billboard. All songs on Gold Coast were written by Rhian and composed by her on guitar and keyboards. In addition, Rhian co-produced the album along with Grammy Award-winning producers James Poyser (Lauryn Hill, The Roots, Jill Scott) and Bob Power (D'Angelo, Tribe Called Quest, Me' Shell Ndegocello).