With February being Reggae Month, this is the seventh in an eight-part series looking at reggae’s global influence. The music originated in Jamaica but has been embraced by people in many countries.

Flip through the local radio channels and it won’t be long until you hear a reggae song. The characteristic one drop drumming and offbeat-emphasized rhythm dominates popular music in the islands, and ...

From left, Kaulana Pakele, Frank Sua, Kaiea Chung and Danny Kennedy of Mana‘o Company. THE MANA‘O Company’s remakes of “Drop Baby Drop” and “Degrees in the Shade” made them one of the leaders of the ...

Local entertainer Myron Armstrong, known as 8RO8, dropped his latest Jawaiian reggae EP, Loose Shakas, which released on August 30, 2024. The EP reflects Armstrong’s deep connection to island life and ...

Part 2: Jawaii steps into the late ’80s and early ’90s, a pivotal time when local musicians began to make reggae their own. They added slack key and ʻukulele. They sang about their own stories, making ...

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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, ...

Hawaiian reggae fusion act the Green are making waves on the reggae charts, pulling in a solid second week this week at No. 1, where they debuted last week with their sophomore record, "Ways and Means ...

ASPEN ” Jamaica isn’t the only island where reggae rules. On the islands of Hawaii, too, reggae is a force ” so much so that there is a local hybrid, Jawaiian, a cross between Jamaica’s most popular ...