Green Man Review of To The Foundation
Apr. 18, 2007 - http://www.greenmanreview.com/cd/cd_dk_gospel_omni_4_2007.html
Christafari has been doing this for a long time. And man, are they good at it! (Oh, by the way, it's pronounced "Christ-ah-far-eye".) The promo material calls this their "rootsiest effort to date," and when I played it in the car I had to crank it up, mon, and dig dose riddims! De bass and de drums, mon, was cookin'. I'm not kiddin'! Kidding, I mean. This is authentic reggae rhythm with a clear gospel message. Mark Mohr and his band have performed at the Olympics and for the President of the United States; they've been together since 1989, they've been on the Reggae Sunsplash Tour and have released many albums over the years. Avion Blackman, Mr. Lynx, and a host of others guest, but it's the band that captures the groove and the feel of genuine reggae and dub. The message is right out there, but then reggae is a music for proclaiming Jah, anyway. This band proclaims Jesus' name. "Take a freedom step, we're steppin' out of bondage!" You can't help but feel this down at the base of your spine! Turn it up!
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