Liberia: Liberian Afro Pop Artist, Benji Cavalli, Against the Odds in the Industry

Benjamin B. Kai, popularly known as Benji Cavalli, is a Liberian Afrobeat, Gbema, and Highlife artist, instrumentalist, songwriter, and dancer. Benji was born April 17th in Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa where he had always dreamed of being a vocalist. Greatly influenced by his uncle Zack Roberts, one of Liberia’s most legendary singer-songwriters, Benji started singing and dancing at the age of 9. As a result of the infamous civil conflict in Liberia and following the assasination of his father, Benji and his family moved to the Ivory…