The groundbreaking recording is a collaboration between Vaughn Benjamin of St. Croix, Virgin Islands based- Midnite, one of reggae's most stimulating lyricists and potent vocalists whose lyrics address historical paradox, the fundamentals of ancient wisdom, Rastafari and the African in the Diaspora and Youssoupha Sidibe of Senegal, a kora player with a diverse musical palette and member of the mystic Sufi Baay Fall community of Senegal.

The evolution of the project has its origins on the performance stage and ultimately in the individual artists' parallel efforts towards healing and cultural understanding. The initial idea came about when they met at a performance in Northern California during the fall of 2007. Youssoupha Sidibe performed after Midnite did on the evening's bill. When Youssoupha began to play, the members of Midnite began to participate by vocalizing during the kora performance. On that same night, Vaughn Benjamin asked Youssoupha whether he would like to record together and they headed i