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.."Lesterfari"
(Pronounced- "Lester - Far - Eye")
(Simbarashe - (Cim-Bah-Ra-Che)
"Lester" (Latin: Meaning Leader Of Legions or Seeker Of God).
"Fari" (Amarak, Ethiopian, Derirvative Of Rasta Fari: Meaning Creator or in this case Creative!
LesterFari; Means ("Seeker Of God The Creator").
("Leader Of Legions, Creative")
Simbarashe Means; Shona, Ndbele, Zimbabwe
(God's Power or the Power of God! Respectiviely).
Fari as he prefers to be called by most friends and fans, began his musical journey from age 11 on drums, later moving on to guitar by the age of 17.
With a International Musical Palatte, interest in varied musical genre's, Fari feels obsessed w/music, loves music and was BORN & DESTINED to be a "Musical Scientist". Spiritual student. LesterFari has experienced Mystical & Spiritual experience's at an early age, began his Life's Goals.
Armed with the belief & knowledge that MUSIC should be used as a "Healing Force" & could be used as a "Spiritual Weapon"! A student of AFRICAN & Eastern philosophies, Hatha Yoga, Royal Yoga - Kriya Yoga ,Light, Sound Meditation Word, Sound And Power, Rastafari Livity. Christ Conciousness, the teachings of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I 1st and the Honarable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Paramahansa Yogananda.
Musical Influences:
Haile Selassie I 1st, John-Alice Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jackie Mittoo, Carlos Santana, B.B. King, Marvin Gaye, Fela Kuti, John Lee Hooker, Paramahansa Yogananda, My Sweet Blessed Angelic Mother, Ancestors, Miles Davis, Steel Pulse, the Wailers,Bro.Bob Marley,Bro.Bunny Wailer,Angels,K.R.S.1,The BLUES,POOR SUFFERERS ALL OVER THE WORLD REGARDLESS OF COLOR,SILENCE,ROOTICAL HEARTICAL CHURCHICAL NYAHBINGI CHANTS!!!!!!!7777777,UNSEEN MYSTICAL MEDITATIONAL VIBRATIONS-Most important of all RAS TAFARI'S Everliving OMNIPOTENT SUPREME LOVE!!!!!!!7777777.
Some Musical Milestones, Highlights:
An Original memebr of the L.A.'s Infamous Small Axe.
82 - 83 -- Touring Calif in 83 w/Jackie Mittoo & Sugar Minott
Touring w/the original Wailing Souls
- 84 -- Touring Zimbabwe in 1984 w/ Don Carlos
- 89 -- Touring Japan & living in Tokyo for 3 months w/Swelele
- 89 -- Joining Boom Shaka
- 89 -- (Current) Touring All Over The World w/Boom Shaka
- 90 -- Touring Japan w/Ras Michael & Canada
- 94 -- Touring Europe w/ Eek-A-Mouse
- 96 -- Touring Indonesia w/the Wail'n Souls
Countries Tour - Visited w/ Boom Shaka: Canada, Columbia, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, U.S.A., Ethiopia, Morocco, Mexico,Europe
Performing - on the Tonight Show w/Jay Leno - w/the Wail'n Souls
- 07-- Touring The Cararribean w/Barrington Levy (Puerto Rico, St. Lucia)
Visiting Ethiopia, performing at the Addis Ababa Hilton & Masqual Square on March 1st & 2nd, 2003 and being Awarded a Certificate Of Merit by the City Government Of Addis Ababa for his contribution to Hohete - Tesfa for Ethiopian Street Children Foundation on March 6, 2003 ( W /Ethiopia Star Chachi).
The Rare & Distinguished Invitation to visit & be given a Private Tour Of His Imperial Majesty's Emperor Haile Selassie I 1st, Jubilee Palace in Addis Ababa was Mystical & Monumental Spiritually.
Also being Baptised in the Ethiopian Orthodox Faith was "Blessed" Truly Bless
LesterFari Simbarashe….
Another Spiritual Milestone was visiting Jamaica, twice in 1981 as a spiritual pilgramiage & to pay tribute & honor to Honorable O.M. Robert Nesta Marley, a.k.a. Bob Marley - (Joseph) Berhane Selassie!). Also being Initiated into Self Realization Fellowship Kriya Yoga Meditation in 1990.
So I consider I self as a Lover of Christ Jesus in his Kingly Character, the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah Elect of Himself Selassie I 1st the Earth's Rightful Ruler, Ruler of the Universes.
I am a Musical & Spiritual Scientist, A Rastaman, Yogi, A Mystic Man to qutoe Peter Tosh, a Man of the "Past", Living in the "Present", and Stepping into the "Future", a Nazerene, a Humble Servant of the Most High - Adonai-I Ababa Jon I, Holy Emmanual I Selassie I 1st w/ NO APOLOGIES to the hippocrits nor the Wicked. For the Rastaman is POSITIVE ONENESS, One Love, One God, One Aim, One Destiny!
Blessed Love, Rastafari, New Millinieum Love, Massive and Maximum Respect God Bless You! HAILE SELASSIE I 1ST is THE EARTH'S RIGHTFUL RULER! THE OMNIPOTENT SUPREME ONE! AN AVATAR UNIVERSAL STAR!7777777
- PSALM 87 - "KINGS MUSIC"…..
The Singers & Players of Instruments Who Shall Be In Zion, All His Springs Are In Thee! Drums, Lead & Background Vocals, "ShakaMan", Bass, Ronnie "Stepper" McQueen, Keyboards/Vocals Adam a.k.a. "Jah Mex", Background Vocals, "LaDeeDRed", "Roots Man" - Lead & Background Vocal, Percussion, Binghi Drums, "Brother Jai Jae Kabasa", Percussion Nyahbingi Drum Spiritual Sustanance, "Al KirK", Tenor Sax, "Ras Al", Trombone, "Ray Band", Trumpet, "LesterFari", Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Lead & Background Vocals.
Artists LesterFari Simbarashe Has Recorded w/or has Performed w/and or Backed up, Supported on Stage: (Note a shortened list because to extensive?)
- Ken Booth - Wiss - Ali Stephens - Leroy Sibbles - Chaka Khan - Carl Dawkins - Abijah - Barrington Levy - Leroy Smart - Judy Mowatt - Frankie Paul - HR - Leon- Eek-A-Mouse- Wail'n Souls- Josie Wales- Sugar Minott - Terence Trent Darby-Jah Eye-Jackie Mitoo- Leon Mobley- Boom Shaka- Freddy McGregor- Swelele- Herb Alpert -Jr. Reid- Don Carlos- Isaac Haile Selassie- Michigan& Smiley- Kingston 13- Macaw- The Itals- Daiema-Haile Maskel - Shakaman - Stranger Cole -Squidley Cole- Ras Michael & The Sons & Daughters of Negus -La Dee Dred- Ambelik- Jerri Jhetto - Chachi-Terry Dan- Wadi Gad- Zulu (Jr.Toots) E.W.F (Local2&25!) Souljah-Glenn Grant- Journalist Bandoo- Earl Chinna Smith- Joe Higgs-Marcia Higgs-Blaze Mob-Sister Carol-Third Eye-Small Axe-
Freedom Fighters - Def Jeff- Tone Loc- Mystic Revealers-Rocky Dawuni-Da Lion-
Unity Works- Jim & Nancy Bullock- I SoulJah- Santa Davis- Alric Forbes-Kiddus- I - Wadi Gad- Fabian Cooke- Jah Mark- Mark Tyson- Sammy Dread- Johnny Clark - Hawaiian Lyon -Stevie"One Soul" Verhault -Johnny Osbourne -John Holt etc.
LesterFari / Fari: Played guitar on the Wail'n Souls Grammy nominated album - cd "ALL OVER THE WORLD" on five tracks. I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)
There is only one man in the world and his name is All Men. There is only one woman in the world and her name is All Women. There is only one child in the world and the child’s name is All Children
Said between Jah and Mammon you must choose Service of one or the other you must refuse. So in our times we have come to the point of decision Between Jah and our idols we must make a clear division; There is only one Master we can serve, We must now choose which one we deserve: To go with the many forms of our formless Golden Calf Or to go with the Loving Wise ...
What a Joy, by Shiloh's Grace, to conquer evil, doing Good. Glorify the Man who is King of the Judgment.
"With Gods help, and thanks to the courage of our soldiers, we have always, come what might, stood proud and free upon our native mountains." ~Haile Selassie I
With Jah guidance I&I shall stand free upon Mt Zion, give thanks for the strength of our souljahs! Rasta Live!
From the Beginning there has been Inity: the Heavens revealed it and became clear, the Earth revealed it and became firm, the Valleys revealed it and became fertile, all things revealed it and came into Existence ...
So this is the day on which the Truthful Ones profit from their Truth: theirs are Gardens, with Rivers flowing beneath their Eternal Home, JAH well-pleased with I&I, and I&I with JAH. This is the Salvation, the fulfillment of all Faith...
It is the duty of the educated few to fulfill the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate" many. -- H.I.M. Haile Selassie I
Can't come to ZION with no baggage of bribes. Can't come to ZION with no systematic vibes. The Earth is for I&I who cherish the soil. Rain or sun, rest or toil: that could never spoil Yet the only thing that will sustain Mama Africa and the only thing that will sustain Mother Earth is RASTAFARI Natural Life, the True Repatriation.
Blessed Love! nice work... nuff love & respect wish yu a joyfull week in the hope that yu have a nice day Stay strong Guidance and Itection -Sadjahsane-
