Build an Ark

The story

Build An Ark is a Los Angeles based creative music ensemble that was formed as an immediate peace action. During the hysteria after the events of 9/11/2001 the band came together to promote calm and peace in the world. The band is lead by producer Carlos Niño and vocalist Dwight Trible and includes members such as (Tribe Records founder) Phil Ranelin, (Pan Afrikan People's Arkestra elder) Nate Morgan, Adam Rudolph, (co-founder of the Pharoahs) Derf Reklaw, Alan Lightner, Lesa Terry, Joshua Spiegelman, Peter Harris, Trevor Ware, Baba Alade, Andres Renteria, Tracey Hart, Gaby Hernandez amongst others.

From Discogs, written by its community.

Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

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Records

• Freedom (Live) (Club Diego Short Remix) · 2024 · Single · compilation
• Revision: An Anthology · 2023 · compilation
• Remixes, Vol. 1 · 2005 · EP · compilation

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer and Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Members

• 2001 to 2011
  Carlos Niño
• Damon Aaron
• Miguel Atwood‐Ferguson
• Big Black
• Derf Reklaw
• Joey Dosik
• Gaby Hernandez
• Ralph Jones
• Nate Morgan
• Phil Ranelin
• Andres Renteria
• Dexter Story
• Dwight Trible
• Mia Doi Todd
• Adam Rudolph
• Joshua Spiegelman
• Trevor Ware
• Munyungo Jackson
• Nedra Wheeler
• Angie Estrada

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Build an Ark in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Build an Ark in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Build an Ark

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Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Build an Ark’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.