My name is Mark Hunter, born in Freetown Sierra Leone. I moved to boarding school in Ghana at 11.  On Mfantsipim school campus in Ghana I was a ‘foreign’ student blessed to absorb some of the language and culture of Ghana.

     From Ghana  I came straight to college at Otterbein in Westerville OH. which was an even more foreign experience, and I have lived in Ohio since.

I AM the lead singer of The ARK Band and C LA C I (pronounced Selassie I) is my stage name.

Solo I play ACOUSTIC roots storytelling music that draws from Reggae Country and African influences