KOLOHE KAI AND THE NEW SOUND OF REGGAE

Kolohe Kai is a music group of Americans living in Hawaii. The lead singer, Roman De Peralta, is of Filipino descent courtesy of his Pagkalinawan and de Peralta families. The drummer is Caucasian and the rest of the band members are of mixed Hawaiian ancestry. The band is consists of:

• Roman De Peralta - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
• Jordan Agustin - Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
• Noah Cronin - Ukulele
• Luke Daddario _ Drums
• Warren Estencion - Bass
• Kolomona Ku-Wilson - Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals
• Jasmine Moikeha - Percussion, Vocals

Kolohe Kai is a fresh, new island music group from the Windward side of Oahu whose reggae-influenced style is inviting and infectious.. The words Kolohe Kai mean fun loving (kolohe) and water (kai). The name is fitting since Kolohe Kai's members love surfing, paddling, diving, swimming and boating, not an unusual thing for young people from Hawaii.The group was founded by singer/guitarist Roman De Peralta while most of the members were still in high school. Their sound is a mix of reggae and R&B with a strong melodic pop sensibility. This young group caught the attention of indie record label Go Aloha Entertainment who signed them in 2009. The band was soon in the recording studio with producer/arranger Imua Garza (Rebel Souljahz, Opihi Pickers, Kaipo Kapua).The result is This Is The Life, the band’s debut CD, to be released in September 2009. This Is The Life contains 11 all original songs composed by Kolohe Kai leader Roman De Peralta, influenced by Roman’s family, faith, love of surfing, and love of life.The album soon hit the Top 5 on the Billboard Reggae Album chart, garnered several music award nominations, and spawned several mega-hit songs including "Ehu Girl," "Cool Down," and "This Is The Life" that caught the attention of fans from around the world.The band's highly anticipated second album, Love Town, was released in March 2011, showcasing a more mature, yet still fun-loving sound. In its first week of release the album debuted on the Billboard Top World Music Albums chart and shot to the top of the iTunes top selling albums chart in the United States and New Zealand. Within a few weeks of the album's release, several songs were receiving radio airplay including "Typical Heartbreaker," "Love Town," and "First True Love".

In March 2011, Kolohe Kai is set to tour New Zealand and on their return to Hawaii they will hold their CD Release Party at the Waikiki Shell in front of 7000+ plus fans. Kolohe Kai’s music is a breath of fresh air with themes of innocence and youthful enthusiasm, young love and all-around fun.Kolohe Kai – Roman, Noah, Jasmine, Ryan and Jordan – love making music and it shows during the band’s upbeat live performances, fun for all ages and enjoyed by lovers of all flavors of local music.