Artist description SEEFARI’s reputation as a dynamic live performer comes from years of honing his skills on the American reggae circuit through countless tour dates at festivals, concerts, clubs and colleges throughout the USA. SEEFARI has headlined major reggae festivals throughout the USA including festivals in Las Vegas, Fort Worth, Louisville, Houston, San Antonio, Charleston, SC, Detroit and Dayton, just to name a few. His acclaim as a unique interpreter of Bob Marley’s music earned him a headlining slot on the National Bob Marley Festival Tour. (’97, ’98, ’99, 2002).Well known as a lyrical dynamo and musical innovator, SEEFARI‘s “rep” has attracted outstanding musicians to his backing band. Current and former sidemen have worked with a who’s who of reggae, r&b, jazz and rock including Bob Marley, Harry Belafonte, Ras Michael, Mikey Dread, Big Youth, Sugar Minott, Toure Kunde, The Firehouse Crew, Dean Frasier, Maxwell, Kool and the Gang, Slave, Sunn, Ginger Baker, Wilbert Longmire and Roy Ayers among others. With an ever-growing following as diverse as the international community and a live show like no other, SEEFARI is poised to pave the way for modern roots music in the 21st Century. His energetic stage presence and distinctive vocal style create a unique and exciting concert experience that always gets the crowd on its feet and leaves them pumped up and screaming for more! The band is always groovin’ as they mix rootical reggae vibes with r&b and jazz inflections and Afro-funk rhythmic intensity. The band slides from reggae classics to hip-hop/reggae with the ease of seasoned pros, flexing rub-a-dub, raggamuffin and one-drop as well as their trademark Roots, Rock, Reggae sound with lead guitar wailing over a steppers drum pattern, building to a thundering climax to finish the show! SEEFARI rocks the place!

Music Style Reggae

Musical Influences Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Burning Spear, Brigadier Jerry, Sugar Minott, Toots and the Maytals, Dennis Brown, Itals, Gladiators, Meditations, Abyssinians, Wailers, U Roy, Big Youth, Tony Rebel, Ziggy Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Smokey Robinson, B.B. King, Otis Redding, Jerry Garcia, Eric Clapton, Ohio Players, George Clinton, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Skatalites, Alton Ellis, Peter Broggs, Third World etc....

Similar Artists Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Steel Pulse, Sugar Minott, Toots and the Maytals, Greatful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Van Morrison, Ziggy Marley, Luciano, Dave Mathews Band, Shaggy

Artist History From the very first time that he heard the wailing voice of Bob Marley singing “I shot the sheriff”, SEEFARI (aka Tom Carroll) was drawn to the mystical sound of reggae music. He first made his own mark on the international reggae scene with his band Scales of Justice (1986 – 1994). This critically acclaimed band shared the stage with many reggae greats including Steel Pulse, Toots and the Maytals and the Congos and gained an international following with the release of "Think Positive " in 1989. This 6-song ep became a modern roots classic and still receives airplay today. Since then Tom Carroll has released several independent recordings and taken the name SEEFARI for both himself and his band. His recordings have been enjoyed by reggae fans around the world.SEEFARI has this to say about reggae music “Rastafari is love. I and I come to bring people together. Reggae music is a unifying force! An earth force. So it must be played in all the four corners of the earth!! JAH RASTAFARI LIVES!!!

Albums Dread pon da scene (Upful Sound 1998 ) I&I (Upful Sound 2001) SEEFARI (Upful Sound 2002) Island Breeze (Upful Sound 2002)

Press Reviews Review from Italy - Reggae Time Webzine - SEEFARI (real name Tom Carroll) is a very interesting Rasta reggae singer from Ohio, USA, an authentic veteran of the independent American scene with an incredible number of appearances at festivals and gigs all over the years. In his almost two decades long career he has earned the fame of great live entertainer and has imprinted his reggae with a particular and recognizable character - while known for his covers of classic roots tunes too-. His astonishing debut album entitled "Dread pon da scene" released on his own label Upful Sound, showcases Tom handling with effect the whole instrumentation by himself alone giving birth to a particular style, a sort of 'synthetic' reggae, realized in most parts using electronic keys and instrumentation. Seefari's reggae ranges with effectiveness from roots to dancehall and his original vocal style - imbued with great sweetness and communicativeness - which often digresses into sing-jaying, perfectly interacts with his essential, pulsating and electric riddims. I can't make comparisons with other names in reggae because Seefari is an highly original stylist with strong abilities in songwriting: "Dread pon da scene'" includes two cover tunes (Bob Marley's 'Positive vibration' and Van Morrison's 'Tupelo honey") but are his own compositions - all with original lyrics and melodies - that attract us most. Among them my favorites are the title track - a truly original dancehall tune - "Reggae music haffe gwaan", "Rasta rebel", "Seek Jah kingdom" and "I love Jah" - the latter a beautiful and sweet tune showing Seefari's heartical chant about his deep devotion to Jah. Recently Upful Sound has released the pre-release cd "I&I" another very interesting chapter of Seefari's electronic reggae here evolved in a sort of "cyberroots" of great potential....Ras Walter, Reggae Time Webzine, Italy ...Long-time Rastaman Tom “Seefari” Carroll has a definite reverence for roots reggae but he isn’t afraid to use technology to achieve a contemporary sound. Lyrically, he is a spiritual warrior and dread messenger spreading vibes of positivity and love for Jah...Don Thrasher, Dayton Voice The vibes are nice …serious and sincere… the lyrics are heavily balanced towards message as exemplified by tracks like the ska-based “Independence” and agricultural –awareness alert “Homegrown”… the real gem here is the humble and meditative chant “I love Jah...Chuck Foster, Beat (LA)...he write good lyrics and very good tunes....there's a warmth and genuineness to his delivery..this album can be reccomended overall ... niceup.com ...Laid back fusion reggae that has a tendency to bend - but not break the rules that dominate the genre .. insightful lyrics .. soulful vocal delivery ..a more modern, urban feel to the music...Xtian Specer, Impact Weekly .. Dayton, Ohio... Out of the Ohio plains comes Tom Carroll with a roots and culture sound that could be from the Jamaican jungle...Johnnie G. Texas Beat (Austin) His lyrics are conscious and pertinent. Worth checking out for the lyrics alone…T.C.’s vocal style seems to have a flair for the Deejay...Scottie Macdonald,Cool runnings (Houston) Nearest thing to a groundation this side of JA...Fiyah wiyah (Dayton, Ohio) SEEFARI are the premier Reggae masters and we love to have them perform their jammin’ Jamaican sound!...The boardwalk web site (Restaurant/club, Put-in bay, Ohio) Great stuff!...Doug “Midnight Dread” Wendt, DJ, Program director, Black Eagle, Montana Seefari rocked the house!...Derek Ali, Dayton Daily News .Irie CD. I love roots and culture music...Dave Weatherly, DJ (Greenville, NC). Good roots music...Rasta Rebob, DJ (Juneau, Alaska). Best music we’ve heard since we were in Mo-bay!...Nite crawler (Reggae fan, Detroit, MI)

Additional Info Performance Highlights - Las Vegas Bob Marley Festival 2002 (Headliner), Houston Bob Marley Festival 2002, 1998 (Headliner), Sedona (Arizona) Bob Marley Festival 2002 (Headliner), Fort Worth Bob Marley Festival 2002 (Headliner), Island Fest Kalamazoo (Michigan) 2002, San Antonio Bob Marley Festival 2002, 1999, 1998 (Headliner), Rock and Reggae Festival 2001 (Oil City Michigan), Dayton (Ohio) Third World Reggae Festival 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, Charleston (South Carolina) Bob Marley Festival 1999 (Headliner), Kentucky (Louisville) Reggae Festival (1997, 1998), Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Bob Marley Festival 1999, 1997 (Headliner), Urbana Street Festival 2001, Athens (Ohio) Bob Marley Festival 1996,1998, Mid-Ohio Valley Multicultural Festival 2001 (Parkersburg W.V.), Wright Dunbar Fest (Dayton) 1999, 2000, Milford Memories Festival (Michigan) 2002, Reggae at the Hills Festival (Morrow, Ohio), Blind Pig Marathon 2000 (Cincinnati), 1994, 1995 The Beach Waterpark 1999, 2000, 2001, Art Museums - Dayton Art Institute, Toledo Museum of Art, King Arts Center (Columbus), National African American Museum and Cultural Center (Wilberforce, Ohio), Universities - University of Dayton, Central State University, Wilberforce University, Wright State University, Ohio State University, Ohio University, Ohio Wesleyan University, University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, Notre Dame University, Purdue University, Antioch University, Denison University, Bethel University, University of Pittsburg etc... Casinos - Aztar Casino (Evansville, Indiana), Grand Victoria Casino (Rising Sun, Indiana) , Corporations - FACS (to numerous to count since 1994) GE Credit Services (twice in 2002), Richard Saunders International Public Relations (Too numerous to count 1994 - 1999), Resorts - St. Hazard's Village on the Beach ( U.S. Erie Islands) 2003 Clubs - Isaac Hayes (Chicago), Club Viva (St. Louis), The Red Sea (St. Louis), G's Jamaican Cuisine (Kansas City), Dreadlox (Lexington, KY), Bogart's (Cincinnati), Skankland (Columbus), Gilly's (Dayton), Ripley's (Cincinnati), Nite Owl (Dayton), Trolley Stop (Dayton), Peach's Bar & Grill (Yellow Springs), Caribbean Village (Indianapolis), The Boardwalk (Put-in Bay), The Boathouse (Put-in Bay), The Crew's Nest (Put-in Bay), Chelsea's (Columbus), Oregon Express (Dayton) etc....

Location Wilberforce, Ohio - USA

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