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Tour Dates 2010

Thurs. Dec 31- Jan 1
A Taste of Wine- Miamisburg,OH - Duo
New Year's Eve PARTY! 8:30PM - 12:30AM

Wed. Jan 13
Dayton Intl. Airport - 3PM - Solo

Sat. Jan 16
Trolley Stop - Dayton, OH 9:30PM

Thurs. Jan 21
WSU Kuumba Celebration - 6:50PM
5PM - 8PM With African Dancers, Gospel choir and more

Sat. Jan 30
Spinozas - Beavercreek,OH - Fairfield Mall - Acoustic Duo

Fri. Feb 5
resceduled for Fri. Mar. 26th due to winter weather emergency
One-eyed Jacks - Fairborn, OH- 10:00PM
(Annual Bob Marley Tribute Tour Kick-off Show 1)

Sat. Feb 6
rescheduled for Sat. Feb.20th
due to winter weather emergency
Peach's Grill-Yellow Springs, OH -10:00PM (Annual Bob Marley Tribute Tour Kick-off Show 2)

Tues. Feb 16
Smokey Bones - Dayton, OH - Duo
Mardi Gras Party 9:30pm

Sat. Feb 20
Peach's Grill-Yellow Springs, OH -10:00PM (Annual Bob Marley Tribute Tour Kick-off)

Fri. Mar 5
Play by Play - Cinci., OH
Annual Cincinnati Bob Marley Day

Fri. Mar 12
Trolley Stop - Dayton, OH 9:30P
(Annual Bob Marley Tribute Tour)

Fri. Mar 19
Bill’s City Grill- Fort Wayne,IN-10:00PM (Annual Bob Marley Tribute Tour)

Sat. Mar 20
Stanley's Pub - Cinci, OH
(Annual Bob Marley Tribute Tour)

Fri. Mar 26
One-eyed Jacks - Fairborn, OH- 10:00PM
(Annual Bob Marley Tribute Tour)

Sat. Apr 17
Peach's Grill-Yellow Springs, OH -10:00PM

Sat. May 8
Concert for Rastafari inmates in federal prison(tba)-tba, Kentucky5:00 PM

Fri. May 21
Trolley Stop - Dayton, OH 9:30P

Mon. May 31
Private Party - Morgantown, WV

Fri. June 4
Peach's Grill-Yellow Springs, OH -10:00PM

Sun. June 13
Private Event - Cincinnati, OH

Thurs.June 17
Peach's Grill-Yellow Springs, OH
Pato Banton w/ special guests SEEFARI + more tba 7:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Fri. June 18
Dennison Univ. - Grandville, OH Duo
Private Event 6:30PM - 10:30PM

Sat. June 19
Ft Wayne Juneteenth Celebration - 7PM
Weisser Park Youth Center - Ft Wayne, IN

Thurs.June 24
Bargo's - Centerville, OH Duo 6PM - 10PM

Fri. July 2
National City 2nd Street Market - Dayton, OH 5:30pm - 7:30pm Acoustic Duo

Sat. July 3
Trolley Stop - Dayton, OH 9:30P

Sat. July 10
Dancing in the street fest - Miamisburg, OH 7PM - 10PM

Thurs.July 15
Bargo's - Centerville, OH Duo 6PM - 10PM

Fri. July 24
Peach's Grill-Yellow Springs, OH -10:00PM
(H.I.M. EARTHSTRONG SHOW)

Thurs.July 29
Southern Illinois U.- Carbondale,IL Sunset Concert Series 7PM - 9PM

Thurs.Aug. 5
Bargo's - Centerville, OH Duo 6PM - 10PM

Sat. Aug. 7
Cimi's Bistro - Pinnacle Golf Club - Grove City, OH 6PM - 9PM - solo

Fri. Aug. 13
Cimi's Bistro - Pinnacle Golf Club - Cimi's Clam Bake - Grove City, OH
6PM - 10PM

Sat. Aug. 14
Bar Tiki - 613 E.5th St. Oregon Dist. - Dayton, OH (Formerly Sloopy's) 10PM - 2AM

Sun. Aug. 15
The Beach Waterpark - Mason, OH

Fri. Aug. 27
Tribez Vibez Fest - Shawnee Caverns Bellefountaine, OH More info TBA

Sat. Aug 28
Shawnee Park Pavilion - Xenia, OH duo
GCDP Picnic w/Frances Strickland 1PM-3PM

Sat. Aug. 28
Private Party w/Steel Away - Columbus, OH 6PM

Sun. Sept 5
23rd Annual Dayton Reggae Festival
More TBA

Sat. Sept.11
Trolley Stop - Dayton, OH 9:30P

Sat. Sept.18
Peach's Grill-Yellow Springs, OH -10:00PM

Thurs.Oct 7
Club Vex - Dayton, OH Benefit for Haiti Proj
More details TBA

Sat. Nov. 6
Trolley Stop - Dayton, OH 9:30P

Sat. Nov. 20
Peach's Grill-Yellow Springs, OH -10:00PM

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The 23rd annual Dayton Reggae Fest is this Sunday, Sept 5th!
1PM - 8PM

Come early - stay all day!

SEEFARI
at 6PM!

2010 Line-up:

7:00-8:00p
Yabba Griffiths & Traxx
(Original Studio One Artist from Jamaica/Chicago)

6:00p-6:45p
SEEFARI
(Wilberforce/Dayton)

5:00p-5:45p
Ital Fiyya
(Cincinnati/Rhode Island)

4:00p-4:45p
ROB DREAD & KMA
(Lexington, KY)

3:00p-3:45p
Mista Dread
(Jamaica/Toledo)

2:00p-2:45p
Lucky Spaulding
(Cincinnati)

1:00p-1:45p
Nyabinghi Culture Collective
(Dayton/Columbus/Cincinnati)

master of ceremony
MC Scorpius Max
with Good Over Evil International Sound Consortium

the 23rd annual Dayton Reggae Fest.
Sunday Sept. 5th!

Click the link above for more info

Thanks to all the good people at Southern Illinois University for their hospitality. Thanks to the 2000+ massive for the great vibes!

Many thanks and blessings to Costella and all our new friends at the Weisser Park Youth Center for having SEEFARI perform at your Juneteenth Celebration!

Look for SEEFARI's
Annual Bob Marley Tribute concerts
in your area!

AMMA Winner
2 awards in 2009!
From "Rasta Italist"CD

"Peaceful village"
Track #11
Best Spiritual song 2009!!!
and
"Maryjane Dub"
Track # 13
Best Dub song 2009!!!

"Mary Jane"
track #3 from "Rasta Italist"
Best Reggae song 2008!!!!

Rave reviews keep coming in!

Chuck Foster “The Beat” Magazine
-“Reggae Central” KPFK FM, Los Angeles

“Producer, engineer, mixer, writer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Seefari does it all on Rasta Italist (Upful Sound), with the exception of some-but not all-backing vocals from I Jah Melody. Tom “Seefari” Carroll has been putting out independent music for a couple of decades and on this release he gets a masked, Perry-esque sound on the tracks and vocals that harks back to the mid-‘70s while offering songs like “Mary Jane” (you can guess what that one’s about), “Beautiful Majesty” and “Peaceful Village” that give a nuanced meaning to the concept “homegrown”. Seefari’s lengthy career in reggae shows in his familiarity with various styles from the picking guitars of rock steady to the polyrhythmic elements utilized in “Run to the hills". One thing for sure, he is doing what he enjoys and enjoying what he does on this set of 11 original songs that closes with four bubbling dubs”. –

World Music Central Review
Tom Orr - World Music Central

from the US (although I don't know exactly where he makes his home) is Seefari, whose CD Rasta Italist (Upful Sound US1015CD, 2007) is true to its title with extended meditations on Haile Selassie, ganja, spiritual unity, natural living and the absurdity of war. Seefari is a hands-on dread who plays all the instruments, sings nearly all the vocals and cultivates a murky, dub-heavy sound that's deeply pleasing whether you're the inhaling type or not.(.

ReggaeReviews.com – Burbank California

Tom "Seefari" Carroll is a veteran Ohio-based roots singer whose Rasta Italist marks his sixth album to date. This is in itself an impressive achievement, but if Seefari took as hands-on an approach with his previous releases as he did with this one, his track record is all the more astounding. One look at the liner notes reveals his Prince-like control over all aspects of the album -- including writing, producing, engineering, lead and backing vocals, and every single instrument. Rasta Italist is a pensive and heartfelt album that harkens back to the '70s Golden Age of roots reggae. Coupled with Seefari's righteous lyrics and humble, unassuming vocals, it draws favorable comparison to Pablo Moses' best work. Highlights include "1 Love Not 2 Hate," "Pray Every Day," "No More War," and the title track.

BALDACCHINO Salvatore - Reggae Connection – Belgium

"Nouvelle sensation roots reggae sur la scène internationale. Seefari fait indéniablement partie de ces jeunes artistes qui émergent sur le haut du panier. Tant mieux ! En attendant d’espérer le voir sur une de nos scènes européennes, on peut toujours se procurer cet album via le net.

translation –

"New roots reggae sensation on the international scene SEEFARI is undeniably one of these young artists emerging on the top of the basket. So much the better! We hope to see SEEFARI on one of our European scenes. In the meantime we can always obtain this album via the net."

Ras Adam Simeon - niceup.com - San Diego, CA

Tom "Seefari" Carroll is a foundational player in the Midwestern US reggae scene. He not only wrote, produced and sang these 15 trax , but he also played every instrument on this cd. Complimenting Seefari on these eleven songs and four dub versions is I Jah Melody's angelic high vocal harmonies. A plea for peace in "No War" mixes lead guitar lines with harmonica giving a blues rock flavor to the steady one drop. Rasta spirituality pours out of the reminder to "Pray Every Day" as well as the tribute to Jah on "Beautiful Majesty." The title track shows appreciation for the natural herbs and "Wizzy Wisemind" is a sweet take on the love story of Solomon and Sheba from the old testament. This whole cd has a cohesive American roots rock natural vibe to it. The disc doesn't always have that glossy polish of big budget productions, but the heart and soul behind it makes up for that.

Here's what Radio DJ's and Music Directors are saying about "Rasta Italist" the latest CD from SEEFARI:

"This is without a doubt one of the finest, rootsiest, consciousest musical packages yet. We are sure enjoying it in The Lion's Den. " – Lioness KRCL FM - Salt lake City, Utah

"The CD is very good. I like that it's roots music with a positive message. I listened to it all the way through more than once and really enjoyed it. I like the dub mixes at the end. We intend to give it lots of airplay." – Mary Searcy WCVF – Fredonia, New York

"A talented musician, SEEFARI literally played every instrument on this album…I really like the song "Rootsman" – Lance –O Miami-based host of nationally syndicated "Reggae vibes" and "Island Hoppers TV"
*** "Rootsman" will be featured on "Island Hoppers TV" !!!!!!!!

"This is solid reggae gold!" – Dr Mooch (African Reggae artist) – Miami, FL

"I like 'Wizzy' It's got that 'old school' feel." – Charleston Okafor, DJ/World Music director WCSB – Cleveland, Ohio

""Rasta spirituality pours out of the reminder to "Pray every day" as well as the tribute to Jah on "Beautiful majesty" – Ras Adam Simeon – niceup.com

"New roots reggae sensation on the international scene SEEFARI is undeniably one of these young artists emerging on the top" – Baldacchino Salvatore – Reggae Connection Radio – Belgium

""Thanks for the CD "Rasta Italist" that you sent us recently. We have enjoyed it immensely and have added tracks from it to our playlists." – Graham Barclay – soundwavefm – New Zealand

"really full-joyed the sounds! Great vibes from start to finish, and will look forward to getting some track into play on REGGAE Fi’REAL. Big props too on the production at large… Anthony Postmon KUNR –Reno, NV

"When you talk about reggae. SEEFARI is the best in the Midwest. The Miami Valley's own Bob Marley!" – rev cool WYSO Yellow Springs, Ohio

"love the title track and dub versions...bless, too dread" – Tracy too dread Moore _ KTHX 101 Reno, NV

"reaction as been very good for real .i am still pushing it hard for real thanks." – riddim master vibes 90.6 FM – UK

" i like it also my listeners and there is not one or two good but they are all top personally i like mary jane and mary jane dub, but so i said i like them all and i will promote you on drechtstad FM, - Lenard "Dreadlocks in moonlight" Drechstadt FM - Netherlands

Nough Raspec!!!! Keep on doin Jah Jah Blessed works Iya I.Icerely,...I jahlive I – Dreadvibration - Netherlands

SEEFARI has performed over the years straight righteous reggae sound which spread pure niceness. Recommended if you like Dennis Brown, Freddie McGregor. – fotomana – mp3cow.com

Greetings Seefari! We are enjoying your CD here at the station, especially "Peaceful Village" which is our goal for our community. Come visit if you are ever out here in Oz (Vallejo, California - Bay Area).
Peace and Thanks" - myspace comment from OZCAT radio (Vallejo, CA)

THANKS TO ALL OF THE DJS, MUSIC DIRECTORS, REVIEWERS AND FANS WHO ARE SUPPORTING SEEFARI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ONE LOVE,

SEEFARI