BENNIE MURRAY, BORN IN HARLEM NEW YORK NOW CURRENTLY LIVING IN THE CALIFORNIA BAY AREA.  

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BENNIE RECORDED THE HISTORY OF OUR FUTURE (RYKODISC) WITH THE BAND BLAKKASAURUS MEX- BLACK ROCK COLLISION. (FOUNDER VERNON REID, LIVING COLOR).

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BENNIE WORKED WITH SANDY PEARLMAN (PRODUCER FOR BLUE OYSTER CULT).

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PLAYED DRUMS  FOR  LEGENDARY GUITARIST HARVEY MANDEL, RECORDED AND CO-WROTE SEVERAL OF THE TITLE SONGS ON PLANETARY WARRIOR CD (VICEROY MUSIC).

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RECORDED  DRUMTRACKS ON UNFRESH CD FOR SINGER/SONGWRITER ANDY ALLO.

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LIVE PERFORMANCES, USA AND/OR OVERSEA'S TOURS WITH MANY ARTISTS SUCH AS:  

RCA EUROPEAN ARTIST FANIA, JOSH JOPLIN, CHARLES NEVELLE (NEVILLE BROTHERS) & YOUSSOUPHA SIDIBE,  SILA BAND AND ANDY ALLO. 

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BENNIE'S DRUMTRACKS CAN BE HEARD ON THE TELEVISION SHOW'S NASH BRIDGES AND DIMITRIOS MITCHELL'S DOCUMENTRY THE HOOK.  

 

FORMALLY PLAYED DRUMS FOR NEW BIRTH, HARVEY MANDEL, ANDY ALLO, SILA BAND AND RAZ-B FROM B2K.

 

RECEIVED THE 2010 NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING WORLD BEAT MUSIC- 'BLACK PRESIDENT' SILA AND THE AFROFUNK EXPERIENCE.

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