Christafari - 10,000 Reasons Bless the Lord

What this video is

Released in 2015 as part of Christafari's 'Anthems' album, this video represents the intersection of the global contemporary worship movement — anchored by Matt Redman's Grammy-winning original (Best Contemporary Christian Music Song, 2013) — and the niche but historically significant Christian reggae genre pioneered by Christafari since 1989. The Costa Rica filming grounds the video in a real missional event,…

Why it matters

Christafari's reggae reinterpretation of a mainstream CCM worship standard demonstrates the genre-bridging capacity of 2010s Gospel Reggae. It bridges Caribbean-diaspora Christian music traditions with the evangelical worship-song industrial complex, documenting how internationally circulated…

The director

Obie Obien is a filmmaker operating under the Obiefilms banner, based in the Southern California area. He has served as director, editor, and cinematographer on multiple Christafari music videos, functioning as a recurring creative collaborator with the…