Jun. 5, 2010 - 
Artist: Christafari
Album: Reggae de Redencion
Genre: Roots / Soca/Punta/Calypso / Reggaeton / Reggae En Espanol
Label: Lion of Zion Entertainment
Year Released: 2010
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OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE: JUNE 8TH 2010.
While they have been described as "Bob Marley and Steel Pulse meets
Sean Paul and Buju Banton," Christafari has truly carved out their own
signature sound over the last 21 years. "Reggae De
Redencion" is the band's 12th studio release and their first Spanish
offering in almost a decade. This collection of hits taken primarily
from their award winning "To The Foundation" and "No Compromise" albums
includes guest appearances from Rescate (Argentina), El Soldado (Costa
Rica), Ziudad Real (Colombia), 'Imisi (Tonga), Roge Abergel (West
Africa) and S.O.G (California). Other noteworthy contributions come
from Christafari members Solomon Jabby, Jennifer Howland and Avion
Blackman. Avion (who plays bass and is married to Mohr) is featured on
four tracks including "Yeshua."
In 1997 Christafari broke new ground recording "No Puedo Dejar," the very first gospel reggae song
ever recorded in Spanish (Valley of Decision). This track was an
instant hit, resounding throughout all of Latin America. In 2001
Christafari followed up this success with "Palabra Sonido Y Poder,"
their first full length CD for the Latin market. This Spanish and
Spanglish (a mixture of Spanish and English) CD is still one of the
band's all-time best sellers. It spawned the mega hit "El Amor De Mi
Vida" that topped the charts for an unprecedented 40 weeks in 11 Latin
American countries!
Nine years later Christafari releases their
first-ever entirely Spanish album. Unlike "Palabra Sonido y Poder,"
that featured a few Spanish songs and primarily Spanish choruses, "Reggae De
Redencion" (Redemption Reggae) is 100% Spanish through and through!
Coming off the heels of two massive albums, major World tours and the
success of their hit music video "Try Jah Love," Christafari decided to
take their biggest hits from their top recordings over the last 3 years
and transform them entirely into Spanish.
The impetus for this
project came in late 2009 while the band was touring Colombia, Ecuador
and Peru. Christafari front-man and founder Mark Mohr decided to
transform 7 songs from the group's 20th Anniversary release "No
Compromise," 5 songs from their top selling "To the Foundation" and add
in Avion Blackman's "Yeshua" for good measure. The end result is an
incredible collection of hits that range from roots to dancehall while touching on elements of lovers rock, niyabinghi, rock, hip hop and ska.
Themes
of this album vary from passionate worship (Yeshua, Mesias and Brilla
Sobre Mi) to powerful evangelism (A Puro Grito, Cualquiera and Prueba
Su Amor). On "El Paso De La Libertad," Mohr sings of how the Lord set
him free from drug addiction and "El Prodigo" alludes to his journey
from living on the streets as a runaway youth to returning home.
Overall,
this incredible package includes 14 Christafari hits sang entirely in
Spanish, full-color artwork, all lyrics and album credits and a full
gospel presentation by Mark Mohr (in Spanish) all at one unbeatable
price. Don't just buy one copy, buy a handful and give them away to
your friends!
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