SHOK WAVE is your weekly new REGGAE music blog. SHOK WAVE finds music that is out there in the form of Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Ska, Dub, Reggae Rock & anything else musical with a Caribbean origin and in any language.
Here is what we found this week.......Enjoy!
Instead of not doing a blog this week we decided to list a bunch of good songs that released. I did not find anything great just good. Maybe this should be the start of an additional playlist? What do you think?
Hawaiian/Jawaiian
Paula Fuga "Rain On Sunday"
Hawaii's Queen of Soul returns with only her second album since 2006 and “Lilikoi." The maturity is evident yet it is too long to wait for good music from a talent of this caliber. Paula Fuga plays ukelele in many of her songs. She covers her musical roots on this album as well as lite reggae, singer songwriter style and hopes the music will do what it does for her for her audience as well: healing and having something that helps process thoughts and emotions. Paula teams with her record labels head honcho Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Natty Vibes, J Boog and covers a Sade song and George “Boogie” Kalama. Covering lots of ground for her Hawaii and rightfully so.
"Rain On Sunday" opens with a strong voice and lyrics of inspiration in 'Just A Little Bit,' which has a nice reggae feel from her ukelele. The second single is called 'Hokule'a Star of Gladness' one of her two covers. It's a very Hawaiian song and was written by George “Boogie” Kalama aboard the Hawaiian voyaging canoe, Hōkūle’a, on her maiden voyage to Tahiti in 1976. Thie video (which you can see in the link below) was made in honor of uncle George “Boogie” Kalama. The first single, 'If Ever' uses the Hawaiian slide guitar to open the song and asks 'if ever I could see you again.' It is about taking about and asking for those specials moments you have shared in the past. It's a great song and needs no mention that Jack Johnson & Ben Harper are on it as well to make it any better. The album's strongest song lyrically says 'open your heart and it will open your world so love give it freely.' Oh that sweet love!!!! Paula's voice really shines on this one too. Paula is the 'Too Hot Mama' has a nyhabhinghi feel to it and really gets in to your bones if you let in. Sade's 'Lover's Rock' is next with a reggae feel and alot of Paula so much we didn't even realize until the second listen that it was a cover. Love it when someone makes a cover song their own. J Boog opens the next track 'Saving My Love' with Big Youth (one of Jamaica's original & biggest DJs/toaster) styled intro. When he starts to sing there is no question it's him. 'No Place Like Home' is basically talking about Hawaii and when you hear the harmonies on this song you truly feel it. The rest of the album helps show you the 'Queen' Paula Fuga is.
Paula's spirit and talent are strong. This "Rain On Sunday" should open more ears to her music and show you that the sun comes out even when there's rain. It definitely needs to be out there for so many reasons: the music, the talent, the message, the vibe, the feel and all the reasons you listen to music. After all is said and done you know you can walk up to Paula and say with confidence 'You Got This Girl.'
REGGAE
Karbon 'Like A Feather'
SOCA/CACYPSO
iWeb 'Memories'
As the song says, it has older vibe and definitely brings on those 'Memories' with it's soca/calypso feel. iWeb does it again and reminds us of those memories in his lyrics.
DANCEHALL
Vershon 'I Saw The Light'
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