Ooklah The Moc
Ooklah The Moc | |
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Origin | Palolo, Hawaii |
Genres | Roots reggae |
Years active | 1994–present |
Labels | Ghetto Circus Records, Father Psalms Studios |
Members | Ryan "Jah Gumby" Murakami John Davis Asher Philippart James LaPierre Micky Huihui Kali Navales Brad Watanabe Gary Nakano Mike Cueva A Bush |
Website | myspace |
Ooklah The Moc is a band from Palolo, Oahu, Hawaii, that formed in 1997 playing roots reggae. Through the years and several lineup changes, Ooklah became a strictly roots dub reggae band and reached its present 8-person lineup in 2000.
Name origin
The name comes from a cartoon known as Thundarr The Barbarian, which co-starred a large and powerful leonine humanoid creature named Ookla The Mok. [Ref 1]
Band members
- James "Ras Bird" LaPierre (Vocals)
- Ryan "Jah Gumby" Murakami (Bass)
- John Davis (Drums)
- Asher Philippart (Guitar)
- Micky Huihui (Vocals)
- Kali Navales (Vocals)
- Pokii Seto (Vocals)
- Robert Daguio (Keys)
- Mike Cueva (Tenor Sax)
- Bernard Soriano (Trumpet)
[Ref 2]
Discography
Year | Album | Songs |
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January 14, 2001 | Ites Massive | 1. Blessed |
2004 | Rearrange Your Positive | 1. Hawaiian Man |
February, 2006 | Koko Meets Ooklah The Moc: Struggling Soldier | 1. One Big Family |
November 18, 2008 | Vaults | 1. Thin Line |
August 22, 2017 | Every Posse | 1. Truth & Right |
Influences
- Rastafari
- Aswad
- Roots Radics (Early 1980s)
- Black Slate
- Lincoln Thompson
- Wu-Tang Clan (mid-1990s)
- Steel Pulse
- Coltrane
- Black Uhuru
- Sly & Robbie
- The Abyssinians
- Junior Reid
[Ref 2]
References
- ^ "Reggae Reviews. Retrieved 16 March 2010".
- ^ a b "Ooklah the Moc". www.facebook.com.
External links
- Ooklah the Moc in Myspace