Bruddah Waltah Aipolani died on Aug. 17 at his home in Hilo, his wife Denise confirmed to KHON2. Bruddah Waltah is known for songs such as the massive hit “Sweet Lady of Waiahole,” “Hawaiian Lands” ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maui-born musician Anthony Pfluke, who plays a mix of Hawaiian, contemporary and reggae-influenced songs, pays homage to the sacred places of his home island in his next album project, “Singing to the ...

Baba B, a grad of Waianae High and now a Las Vegas resident, will appear at the Revive the Live Music Festival. >> Three Plus — founding members Tanoa Kapana, Marcus Malepeai and Karl Zinsman Jr., won ...

Hawaiian songstress Paula Fuga – who first found fame as a rejected contestant on American Idol and recently collaborated with North Shore neighbor Jack Johnson – is embarking on her first stateside ...

Thirteen years after it was first released, the song Let’s Do it Again by Hawaiian reggae singer J Boog, has been certified platinum in America. The certification was issued on February 8 by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reggae singer George Brooks Veikoso, better known as Fiji, died suddenly at the age of 55 (TheCoconetTV/YouTube) Award-winning ...

Black Uhuru comes to Oahu for two shows on Wednesday and Thursday. The group covers classic reggae ground on such issues as politics, romantic love and Rastafari faith. Select an option below to ...

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 ...