Ben-E Dalati
I am a singer, composer, lyricist, and playwright. I'm working on a new musical and I’m ready to s
26/09/2023
07/01/2022
My website is live! Come visit and take a look at where things are to come!
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My album is now out on Amazon, Apple Music, MediaNet, Instagram/Facebook, YouTube Music, iHeartRadio, iTunes, Pandora, Shazam, Spotify, Tidal, and TikTok/Resso!! Check it out and get a sneak peek of the new musical The Lion and the Lamb!
So I made a thing!
Just so you can get a sense of how this all came about I have a little story to tell:
So some of you may not know that I had my first psychotic break when I was 18 years old. I was a sophomore at Georgetown and what I remember most was standing in my room, looking at my busy calendar, and feeling something physically break in my brain. That semester I slowly became less and less connected to reality, having religious, paranoid, and grandiose delusions that threatened to derail my education and future career path. I had always dreamed of being a musical theater multi-hyphenate like Lin-Manuel Miranda or Sara Bareilles. Just a little dream haha. Over the next three years I tried desperately to stay sane despite my mind slowly falling apart. I went to therapy three times a week at Georgetown, having frequent episodes on campus often making a spectacle of myself and even scaring close friends. On top of being a full time student, and theater professional, having an undiagnosed mental illness was truly debilitating. As much as I knew I needed help I was terrified, honestly rightfully so, of modern mental health care and what it would be if I were to accept that my mind was failing me. When I finally left the structure of university, I sadly succumbed to the worse symptoms of my disease. I would say my friends today know me as a very measured person, however when psychotic even the most reasonable person loses their grip on themselves and their reality. I am very grateful that I had a handful of friends who never abandoned me, when many people did and never returned. After regaining a healthier state of mind, I still struggled very deeply with finding peace or joy in my life. I spent three years lost feeling like I would never enjoy life again, trapped in cycles of anxiety, disappointment, grief and regret. Then a miracle happened. I met the friend that inspired the musical I have written: The Lion and the Lamb. The story of this musical is not the horrors that I experienced being sick. Instead it’s the story of how the simple love of friendship had such a profound healing effect on my broken and tortured soul that I no longer even feel like I have a diagnosable mental illness. I have written almost a hundred songs inspired by how renewed and rejuvenated I felt by this experience in my life. I hope by sharing my experiences that other people might be able to share in that joy and possibly find the same wonderful relationships in their lives. Today, I don’t just have one friend who makes me feel this way, but instead a deep appreciation for the wonderful old friends I have and a great love for the new friends that have come into my life to continue the journey of healing I’m on.
The story of this show is so special to my heart and I have thought very hard about sharing it with the public. However, in a world where people seem to hate each other with every greater frequency, I wanted to share this story of how my friend who couldn’t be more different from me changed my life irrevocably and wonderfully. This album that I and my writing partner Loren-Reash Henz are releasing is a sample of songs from our show that demonstrate some important moments from the musical. I hope that you will come along on this journey with Loren and I, along with our collaborator Mark Doyle, as we introduce you to
The Lion and the Lamb: A New Musical
01/12/2021
Pre-Sale begins today on ITunes!! Here’s the link: https://music.apple.com/us/album/selections-from-the-lion-and-the-lamb-a-new-musical-ep/1596703370
I can’t begin to describe how exciting it is to see music I wrote on this platform. Check it out when it drops on December 30th!
My album is now out on Amazon, Apple Music, MediaNet, Instagram/Facebook, YouTube Music, iHeartRadio, iTunes, Pandora, Shazam, Spotify, Tidal, and TikTok/Resso!! Check it out and get a sneak peek of the new musical The Lion and the Lamb!
So I made a thing!
Just so you can get a sense of how this all came about I have a little story to tell:
So some of you may not know that I had my first psychotic break when I was 18 years old. I was a sophomore at Georgetown and what I remember most was standing in my room, looking at my busy calendar, and feeling something physically break in my brain. That semester I slowly became less and less connected to reality, having religious, paranoid, and grandiose delusions that threatened to derail my education and future career path. I had always dreamed of being a musical theater multi-hyphenate like Lin-Manuel Miranda or Sara Bareilles. Just a little dream haha. Over the next three years I tried desperately to stay sane despite my mind slowly falling apart. I went to therapy three times a week at Georgetown, having frequent episodes on campus often making a spectacle of myself and even scaring close friends. On top of being a full time student, and theater professional, having an undiagnosed mental illness was truly debilitating. As much as I knew I needed help I was terrified, honestly rightfully so, of modern mental health care and what it would be if I were to accept that my mind was failing me. When I finally left the structure of university, I sadly succumbed to the worse symptoms of my disease. I would say my friends today know me as a very measured person, however when psychotic even the most reasonable person loses their grip on themselves and their reality. I am very grateful that I had a handful of friends who never abandoned me, when many people did and never returned. After regaining a healthier state of mind, I still struggled very deeply with finding peace or joy in my life. I spent three years lost feeling like I would never enjoy life again, trapped in cycles of anxiety, disappointment, grief and regret. Then a miracle happened. I met the friend that inspired the musical I have written: The Lion and the Lamb. The story of this musical is not the horrors that I experienced being sick. Instead it’s the story of how the simple love of friendship had such a profound healing effect on my broken and tortured soul that I no longer even feel like I have a diagnosable mental illness. I have written almost a hundred songs inspired by how renewed and rejuvenated I felt by this experience in my life. I hope by sharing my experiences that other people might be able to share in that joy and possibly find the same wonderful relationships in their lives. Today, I don’t just have one friend who makes me feel this way, but instead a deep appreciation for the wonderful old friends I have and a great love for the new friends that have come into my life to continue the journey of healing I’m on.
The story of this show is so special to my heart and I have thought very hard about sharing it with the public. However, in a world where people seem to hate each other with every greater frequency, I wanted to share this story of how my friend who couldn’t be more different from me changed my life irrevocably and wonderfully. This album that I and my writing partner Loren-Reash Henz are releasing is a sample of songs from our show that demonstrate some important moments from the musical. I hope that you will come along on this journey with Loren and I, along with our collaborator Mark Doyle, as we introduce you to
The Lion and the Lamb: A New Musical
The album will be available for Pre-Order on December 1st
The album will be available for streaming and/or purchase December 30th on Amazon, Apple Music, MediaNet, Instagram/Facebook, YouTube Music, iHeartRadio, iTunes, Pandora, Shazam, Spotify, Tidal, and TikTok/Resso
20/11/2021
https://soundcloud.com/benimusicality/your-song-cover
I feel like this song capture's perfectly the sentiment one feels when they write a song about someone. Had to cover it!
Your Song- Cover Ben-E's Cover of Elton John Your Song. I feel like this song capture's perfectly the sentiment one feels when they write a song about someone.
https://soundcloud.com/benimusic.../bill-from-showboat-cover
Now, for something even older! Showboat is considered one of the first modern musicals and Bill is an american standard. It's a timeless and beautiful song. I hope you like it!
20/11/2021
https://soundcloud.com/benimusicality/killing-me-softly-cover
First something new, now something from the past. I've always loved this song like so many. I think it reminds us all out of our most painful love or loves. I think of the love letters I've written and what it feels like to put your heart out on the line. It really does kill you softly, don't you think?
Killing Me Softly - Cover Ben-E's cover of Killing Me Softly made famous by Roberta Flack and Lauryn Hill and the Fugees.
20/11/2021
https://soundcloud.com/benimusicality/to-be-loved-adele-cover?si=940ea812e5364de5ba18bb813622d362&fbclid=IwAR2oI5421a05TIcMj4H2_J1GxxDEPs2-0_V7cc7VyAnnREizkD6aqgamYeI
I covered Adele's new single To Be Loved. This is my favorite song off of her new album. Let me know what you think!
To Be Loved - Adele - Cover Ben-E's cover of Adele's new single To Be Loved
https://soundcloud.com/benimusicality/ease-my-mind
I love this song, it's a cover of a song off of Ben Platt's album Sing To Me Instead. I'd love to hear what you think!
Ease My Mind Ben-E's Cover of Ben Platt's Ease My Mind
https://soundcloud.com/benimusicality/pov-cover
Just recorded this cover of Ariana's hit POV. Tell me what you think!
To make it easier for all the non-Arabs out there I'll also be going by Ben-E (pronounced like Beni). I had to keep the hyphen!
POV- COVER Ben-E's COVER of Ariana Grande's POV
27/02/2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFvz85kruZc
People can be wonderful. People can suck. Sometimes wonderful people can really suck. Wouldn't it be nice if we all could call each other out on our bu****it so we can be more wonderful and suck less? I felt I could only do this through the delicate medium of song. Hence we come to the creation of "As***le". I hope you enjoy!
As***le by Beni and Lolo People can be wonderful. People can suck. Sometimes wonderful people can really suck. Wouldn't it be nice if we all could call each other out on our bu****it...
25/02/2020
Despite really caring about a person often times relationships are just no longer sustainable. That’s what this song is about. Sometimes we have relationships that are wonderful and meant to be but just can’t last forever. And sometimes people reunite and sometimes they don’t. But the love is always worth it.
https://youtu.be/8hSqzkxW6f4
You and I (Crystal Clear) by Beni and Lolo Performance of the finale of the new musical, The Lion and Lamb, entitled You and I (Crystal Clear) at Stella's Music Club in Cleveland, Ohio. Beni and Lolo ...
18/02/2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh6vrpmtJa4&t=1s
This is a song I wrote with my writing partner Lolo a.k.a. Loren Reash-Henz. It's called Van the Man after Van Morrison who is a big inspiration to me. This song holds a special place in my heart as it's one of the first songs I ever completed and it's about a very special time in my life. I hope you all enjoy it!
Van the Man by Beni and Lolo From our recent performance at Stella’s Music Club in Cleveland, Ohio. This song is from our new musical The Lion and the Lamb. I hope you enjoy it!
Cover of Sam Smith
03/01/2020
Some exciting news coming soon!
02/01/2020
First ten likes! Thank you!
02/01/2020
https://www.instagram.com/p/B11iDrdn-ov/
#benisings day 3! Week one complete. A little Beyoncé #halo #beyonce
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02/01/2020
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2dIZskpQtC/
#benisings day 5! It’s a mash-up! #whitneyhouston #shawnmendes
02/01/2020
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Aw0oypWOa/
Absolutely the mood for today. #readingthelyrics #noshame #benisingsnumber? #lizzo
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You Don't See the Bad Habit of a Love Like This- Beni and Lolo My name is Beni El-Dalati and playing with me is my collaborator and friend Loren Reash-Henz or Lolo. I'm a singer-songwriter based in Cleveland, Ohio. I am ...
Hi All,
This is my new page where I’ll be sharing my music and singing covers. I’m currently working on writing a new musical and I’ll soon be posting songs from that project. If you’d like to collaborate or request any music related business from me here’s the place to do it!