Jamaican Reggae-inspired rhythms blended with Hawaiian vocal harmony & infused with some island instrumentation – Acoustic Guitar, Ukulele, Steel Guitar, creating a new style of Internatioinal Reggae all it’s own. Mana’o Company has been in the island music scene for 21 years. They have inspired many of the top island reggae bands & artists popular today, as they were part of the wave of Jawaiian music that took the islands by storm over 20 years ago, helping to develop a new type of island music that blended the tight, cool rhythms of Reggae, with the beautiful, soothing harmonies of Hawaiian and turning it into a music like no other kind in the world – “Hawaiian Reggae”. They are Na Hoku Hanohano award winning artists (Hawaii’s version of the Grammy’s) and in 2002, their album, entitled “Spread a Little Aloha” won 5 Hoku’s, including Song of the Year (Aloha), Contemporary Album, & Album of the Year. They have performed all over Hawaii, the West Coast & Internationally as well.
