Reggae is huge in Hawaii. The easygoing sound and spirit of reggae music have inspired generations of Hawaiian natives, visitors and musicians. From Simplisity to Butch Helemano to the Ka’ala Boys, ...
Sunaina Keonaona Kale is putting reggae music in relation. Originally from Irvine, Kale is Kanaka Maoli, or Native Hawaiian, and holds a doctorate in ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barbara. The ...
A new documentary series is spotlighting the deep connection between reggae music and local culture in Hawai‘i. In Hawaiian Hands: The Story of Reggae in Hawai‘i is a three-part series from PBS ...
The story of Jimmy Cliff, who has died at age 81, is in part the story of reggae itself. Like so many Jamaican teens of his ...
Award-winning Fijian-Hawaiian recording artist George Brooks Veikoso, better known to fans as Fiji, has died at the age of 55. Born in Fiji on May 10, 1970, Veikoso grew up singing in church. “The ...
Reggae, R&B and Hawaiian music have all made its way into his sound. — -- Justin Young has come a long way from singing in the closet because he didn’t want his neighbors to hear. The Oahu-born ...
PBS Hawaiʻi Presents In Hawaiian Hands: The Story of Reggae in Hawaiʻi Part 2 - Jawaii Special | 1h 29m 29s | CC Part 2: Jawaii steps into the late ’80s and early ’90s, a pivotal time when local ...
Over the years, Robi Kahakalau has performed at a number of concerts featuring Henry Kapono, but the two acclaimed musicians have never teamed before in an intimate setting like the Artist 2 Artist ...
PBS Hawaiʻi Presents In Hawaiian Hands: The Story of Reggae in Hawaiʻi Part 1 - Roots of Creation Special | 56m 10s | CC In Hawaiian Hands: The Story of Reggae in Hawaiʻi traces the popularity and ...