Christafari

Christafari was the first Christian reggae band. Upon seeing the group's name, and the fact that founder Mark "Tansoback" Mohr sported long dreads, one might deduce that the bandmembers promoted a combination of Rastafarianism and Christianity, but the band's moniker actually comes from the Latin derivation of the Greek New Testament word "Christafari," meaning a group of people who represent Christ. Christafari was founded in 1990 by born-again Christian Mark Mohr. At one time, Mohr, an aficionado of Jamaican culture and reggae music, was a Rastafarian himself -- mostly, he ...