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A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. There are also cases where songs are used in tie in marketing campaigns that allow them to become more than just a song. Tie ins and merchandising could be used in toys are marketing campaigns for food and other products. Although the origins of music videos date back to musical short films that first appeared in the 1920s, they came into prominence in the 1980s when MTV based their format around the medium. Prior to the 1980s, these works were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip" or "film clip". Since the creation and increased popularity of YouTube, mainstream artists now promote new music videos by releasing trailers of short promos on the site for their upcoming song and music video. Consequentially, YouTube has been converted into a social media platform for celebrities and artists to market themselves to their fans and audiences.
Christafari is a Christian reggae band formed in 1990. It is centered on the personality of ordained religious minister Mark "Tansoback" Mohr (born October 23, 1971), an American, born-again Christian. Until the age of 17, Mohr was a Rastafarian. The essential goal of Christafari is to promote Christianity to all people; including Rastafarians.
As a rebellious drug addicted youth, Mohr found an affinity for reggae music and became a marijuana grower and Rastafarian after a visit to Jamaica in 1986. He became well-versed in reggae music and learned Jamaican patois, the dialect prevalent in most reggae music. In 1989 the seventeen-year-old Mohr stopped using marijuana and committed his life to Christ at JH Ranch, a Christian camp. Two weeks later at another Christian youth camp Mohr wrote and performed his first gospel reggae song "Give Me Everything I Need" at a talent show. The bass-player that day said; "So you're no longer a Rastafarian, you're a Christafarian." The name stuck. Initially called the "Christafarians" Mark was backed by the "Steadfast" crew for his first few shows (September and October 1989). Eventually Mohr shortened the name to "Christafari", (pronounced Christ-a-far-eye) and pieced together his own band members.
Avion Claudette Trudy Henrietta Blackman (born January 30, 1976) is a reggae recording artist, and the wife of Christafari front-man Mark Mohr. She has produced three solo albums as well as providing vocals and bass guitar for Christafari since 2003.
Blackman was born in San Fernando, Trinidad, the daughter of famed calypsonian, Lord Shorty. Her father invented Soca music (The Soul of Calypso) and later changed his name to Ras Shorty I and created Jamoo music. When Blackman was at the age of four, a spiritual quest prompted her father to move the entire family into the forests of Trinidad endeavoring to create a simpler and more humble lifestyle for him and his family.
The next twenty years of her life were spent living in the forest, 7 miles from the village of Piparo, where she was home-schooled along with her 24 brothers and sisters. The family lived a lifestyle of simplicity, with no electricity or plumbing, and growing most of what they ate off the land they were living on.
In monotheism and henotheism, God is conceived of as the Supreme Being and principal object of faith. The concept of God as described by theologians commonly includes the attributes of omniscience (infinite knowledge), omnipotence (unlimited power), omnipresence (present everywhere), omnibenevolence (perfect goodness), divine simplicity, and eternal and necessary existence.
God is also usually defined as a non-corporeal being without any human biological gender, but his role as a creator has caused some religions to give him the metaphorical name of "Father". Because God is concieved as not being a corporeal being, he cannot (some say should not) be portrayed in a literal visual image; some religious groups use a man to symbolize God because of his role as the "father" of the universe and his deed of creating man's mind in the image of his own.
In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe, while in deism, God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe. Monotheism is the belief in the existence of one God or in the oneness of God. In pantheism, God is the universe itself. In atheism, God does not exist, while God is deemed unknown or unknowable within the context of agnosticism. God has also been conceived as being incorporeal (immaterial), a personal being, the source of all moral obligation, and the "greatest conceivable existent". Many notable philosophers have developed arguments for and against the existence of God.
This article is about roots revivals in general. For the international project, see Roots Revival (project).
A roots revival (folk revival) is a trend which includes young performers popularizing the traditional musical styles of their ancestors. Often, roots revivals include an addition of newly composed songs with socially and politically aware lyrics, as well as a general modernization of the folk sound.
The term roots revival is vague, and may not always refer to identical events. Characteristics associated with a roots revival include:
Christafari - Hosanna (Official Music Video)
Christafari - Reggae Worship A Roots Revival (FULL ALBUM 2012)
Christafari - Our God (Official Music Video) Chris Tomlin cover
Christafari - Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) Official Music Video [Feat. Avion Blackman]
Christafari - 10,000 Reasons (Official Music Video) Bless the Lord
Christafari - Here I Am To Worship (Official Music Video)
Christafari - Clean Heart (Official Music Video) European Tour Recap 2016
Christafari - Blessed Assurance (Official Music Video) feat. Geneman
Christafari - Lord You Are Good (Official Music Video) Israel Houghton cover
Christafari - How Great is Our God (Official Music Video)
To partner with us: http://www.christafari.com/donate Buy it now on iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/RWiTunes For more videos: http://www.christafari.com/ DOWNLOAD FREE HiDef version at: http://tinyurl.com/hosannavid (You may not legally re-post this video on YouTube) From the album: "Reggae Worship: A Roots Revival" Theme: God takes our broken pieces and turns them into His masterpieces. CREDITS: Produced by Mark Mohr Directed, shot and edited by Luis E Juarez. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3505123/ Co-directed by Mark Mohr and Obie Obien (Garden of the Gods location) Filmed in New Mexico and Colorado.
Tracklisting: 01. How Great Is Our God [Feat. Avion Blackman & Jennifer Howland] 02. He Is Greater Than I [Feat. Avion Blackman] 03. Hosanna [Feat. Avion Blackman & Jennifer Howland] 04. He Is Coming [Feat. Sherwin Gardner] 05. Everlasting God 06. Great Things / Psalm 126 [Feat. Avion Blackman] 07. Agnus Dei [Feat. David Fohe From Imisi] 08. Faithful One [Feat. Tiago Costa] 09. To Obey 10. Garden 11. Song Of Hope / Heaven Come Down [Feat. Dominic Balli] 12. Celebrate You [Feat. Monty G] 13. Every Day Of My Life 14. I Surrender All [Feat. Tiago Costa] 15. I Shall Not Be Moved [Feat. Solomon Jabby & Vanessa Mardueno] 16. Roots Revival [Feat. Dillavou] 17. Resolute / Old Rugged Cross / At the Cross [Feat. Avion Blackman]
Donate to our future mission trips: http://www.christafari.com/donate Filmed in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador in the spring of 2016 on our Central America mission trip. During this trip we had the privilege of seeing 10,845 decisions for Christ and feeding countless people in various trash cities throughout the region in partnership with i58, Vida Real Church, Minesterio Casa Verde, Tres de Mayo Iglesia del Nazareno, Las Colinas Iglesia del Nazareno and Fortaleza de San Fernando de Omoa (Honduras). This is the Official Music Video for Christafari's Reggae version of Chris Tomlin's "Our God" from Christafari's "Anthems" CD. Support musicianaries and get Christafari's "Anthems" album on iTunes, Amazon, www.GospelReggae.com and wherever music is sold or streamed. CREDITS: Directed...
To partner with us: http://www.christafari.com/donate Buy it now on iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/CHRhits1 For more videos: http://www.christafari.com/ From the album: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Christafari - Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO For more videos, music, tour info and to DOWNLOAD a FREE HiDef version visit: http://www.christafari.com/ (You may not legally re-post this video on YouTube) CREDITS Producer: Mark Mohr Director, cinematographer and editor: Luis E Juarez Visual Effects: Josue Jarquin Singing: Avion Blackman Woman Walking on Water: Makamae Auwae Underwater Actress: Maluhia Kawai and Makamae Auwae Additional underwater shots and filming assistance by: Mark Mohr, RJ Strickland, Obie Obien and the rest of Christafari. Filmed on tour on Oahu, Hawaii, Summe...
To donate to our future mission trips: http://www.christafari.com/donate Get Christafari's "Anthems" album on iTunes, Amazon, www.GospelReggae.com and wherever music is sold or streamed. This is the Official Music Video for Christafari's cover of "10,000 Reasons" (Bless the Lord) featuring Avion Blackman from Christafari's "Anthems" CD. This video was filmed in Costa Rica during the Fall of 2015. All studio shots were taken in Pomona, CA. During our Costa Rica mission trip we witnessed 2,875 decisions for Christ at our various outreach events throughout the country! CREDITS Directed and edited by Obie Obien for Obiefilms http://www.obiefilms.com Shot by Obie Obien Producer: Mark Mohr for Rank & File Film Co. For more videos, music, tour info and to DOWNLOAD a FREE HiDef version vis...
To partner with us: http://www.christafari.com/donate Download the album on iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/reggaexmas or get the CD/download at: http://ow.ly/pK7iv Artist: Christafari feat. David Fohe Album: Reggae Christmas Lion of Zion Entertainment (2013) For more videos: http://www.christafari.com/ CREDITS: Directed, shot and edited by Luis E Juarez http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3505123/ Produced and co-directed by Mark Mohr Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/CxYD/ Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/DCu7/
Support our evangelism outreaches: http://tinyurl.com/TheSowers This is the official music video for "Clean Heart" feat. Solomon Jabby and Avion Blackman, a Christafari original from our "Anthems" CD. Support musicianaries and get Christafari's "Anthems Deluxe" album on iTunes, Amazon, www.GospelReggae.com and wherever music is sold or streamed. During this trip, we ministered in 7 countries and witnessed 8,000 decisions for Christ at our various outreach events throughout Europe. This video was filmed primarily on our iphones/smart phones. Special thanks to all of the promoters, fans and friends featured. Let's do this again soon! CREDITS: Shot by the members of Christafari, Torie Ho'opi'i and Tadas Daujotas Directed and edited by Solomon Jabby Produced and finalized by Mark Mohr for ...
Make a pledge on Indiegogo & get album NOW: https://igg.me/at/hof This is the Official Music Video for our ska cover of "Blessed Assurance" featuring Geneman from Christafari's "Hearts of Fire" CD. Support musicianaries and get Christafari's "Hearts of Fire" album on Indiegogo today. CREDITS: Directed, filmed and edited by Luis E. Juarez Produced by Mark Mohr for Rank & File Film Co. Filmed in Bermuda and the Palos Verdes Penninsula, CA in the Winter of 2016. For more videos, music, tour info and to DOWNLOAD a FREE HiDef version visit: http://www.christafari.com/ (You may not legally re-post this video on YouTube)
Features real tribes we ministered to. http://www.christafari.com/donate to donate to our future mission trips. This is the Official Music Video for our reggae version of Israel Houghton's "Lord You Are Good" from Christafari's "Anthems" CD. These are not actors, they are real people from genuine tribes that we ministered to in authentic costume. This video was filmed in various islands throughout Melanesia in the fall of 2015. During this mission trip, we ministered in 4 countries, on 8 islands and witnessed 17,167 decisions for Christ at our various outreach events in New Caledonia (Noumea & Lifou), Vanuatu (including Ifira), the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea (Kokopo, Duke of York, Lae and Port Moresby). CREDITS Directed and edited by Obie Obien for Obiefilms http://www.obi...
Buy it now on iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/RWiTunes For more videos: http://www.christafari.com/ From the album: "Reggae Worship: A Roots Revival" Christafari - How Great is Our God (Official Music Video) For more videos, music, tour info and to DOWNLOAD a FREE HiDef version visit: http://www.christafari.com/ (You may not legally re-post this video on YouTube) Filmed on tour in New Mexico, California, Arizona and Nevada (2013/2014). Special thanks to Calvary of Albuquerque and The Crossing Church (Costa Mesa, CA) CREDITS Producer: Mark Mohr Director, cinematographer and editor: Luis E Juarez http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3505123/ After Effects: Josue Jarquin
So it seems sometimes that I grow weary (Isa. 40:29) and that the world around will overtake me. And all the things I pray just seem to float away as I stand alone I dream of you. Listening- For your voice to tell me where I should go. Listening- For your Word to teach me the wisdom I should know. Listening- For your light to shine the way through the darkest night (II Cor. 4:6). Listening- For comfort and love to feel all right (Ps. 119:50-52,76) Chorus: So now I'm listening for Your voice to softly call my name. I'm listening for Your voice to help me on my way. Yes I am listening for Your voice I long to hear You say "My child I've come and here I'll stay." It is the still small voice the man listens for, sometimes He shouts more time He whispers. 2X. For there are times in life I feel quite empty, and there are times when nothing will prevent me from striving day to day trying to find a way to a love I can only find in You, ya you. Listening- In moments, when I find it hard to hear you. Listening- Through the distractions of the World (I Jn. 2:16,17) Listening- I'm on my knees and begging you Lord please?