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 ...

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” ...

Singer-guitarist Walter Aipolani, better known as Bruddah Waltah, died Thursday after a long battle with liver cancer. He was 68. In a 40-year-plus career as one of Hawaii’s music superstars, a short ...

The Green were the first local reggae group to reach any of Billboard’s mainstream charts. They will perform June 14 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Courtesy photo Kicking off their four-island ...

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 ...

Reggae in the Clouds 2 is an exciting musical event that brings together renowned reggae bands such as 10 Ft. Ganja Plant, Country Lion, and Kona Town's Finest. Scheduled to take place at the Hilo ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maoli, a Hawaiian artist who started out making reggae, is finding a natural, new path in country music. - Credit: Reggie Villa* ...

“I knew him, but I didn’t really know him,” she said. “He was super low-key. He introduced himself as Walter Aipolani, and I didn’t know until a couple years later he was Bruddah Waltah. He would come ...

Still listening in my old truck to cassettes from the 80s that I taped off KAOI, with Guy “Jammin’ Jamico” Amico. Classic shows well curated by a fine DJ that are timeless. And then he disappeared ...

PAIA, Hawaii (AP) - An ukulele player at a Hawaii coffee shop sang the duet of a lifetime with reggae artist Matisyahu, all the while completely oblivious to his famous singing partner's identity.

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 ...