Christafari , the first Christian artist to ever top the
Billboard with their album “Reggae Worship: a Roots Revival” is in Boracay for
a one night free concert for Reggae fans and lovers of music.
Najee Chua, Marketing and Promotions Manager of Becca Music
which brought Christafari to Boracay and Kalibo together with Boracay International
Island Caretakers (BIIC) said in an interview on Friday afternoon, that Becca
Music company did not contact Christafari to bring the band to the Philippines,
but that the band, which has performed in about 45 countries wanted to share
their music to the Philippines and contacted Becca Music as a production team.
According to Chua, the band even shouldered their plane
tickets just to share their music to the country.
Chua also said Mark Mohr, one of the vocalists and the
founder of the band, has been in the music industry for 24 years, and that Mohr
believes he has a mission, and that Christafari, the international multicultural
band with 8 official members, is trying to lift up someone else’s name which is
Jesus Christ thru music.
When asked what the overall message of the band was, Chua said: "God loves you."
When asked what the overall message of the band was, Chua said: "God loves you."
The band, which has a Filipino lead guitarist, performed a concert
in Kalibo on Thursday, May 30.
The concert which drew about 500 fans and lovers of music had
17 songs played according to Chua but that she did not have an idea on how many
songs would be performed in Boracay.
Nevertheless, in an earlier interview with Izy Jingko of BIIC
she said the band would be having a longer concert in Boracay.
Written and Contributed by: Rodel J. Abalus
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