Event

Ooklah the Moc, Paula Fuga

Ooklah the Moc, a 9-piece Hawaiian roots reggae band with horns and multiple vocalists will be making their way to The Wild Buffalo on Thursday, August 6th. Amazing reggae dance music that can't be missed!!

Paula Fuga:

Internationally, Paula is known as the Hawaiian songstress wearing the âBig Girls Rockâ shirt, strumming her âukulele all the way to Hollywood on American Idol. Locally, she is known as Paula, solo artist and singer for Hawaiian roots reggae band DubKonscious, regular at Hawaiâi Poetry Slams, educational interpreter at Bishop Museum and active member of Hawaiiâs cultural community. In the recording industry, Paula is a rising star who has been likened to a Hawaiian Lauryn Hill is endorsed as a fresh sound by established artists like Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, and Nick Hexum of band 311. Paulaâs performance at the 2006 Kokua Festival induced chicken skin throughout the audience. She recently recorded a song she wrote with Jack Johnson called âCountry Roadâ for the Mana Maoli CD, which benefits Native Hawaiian public charter schools. She is a representative of Hawaiian culture in her music and daily life, but at the same time possesses a unique sound that is universally appealing.
-Tiffany Hervey, Freesurf Magazine