Natural Vibrations
Natural Vibrations | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Kahalu'u, Hawaii, United States |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Years active | 1992-present |
| Labels | Cinnamon Red, Natural Vibrations, Go Aloha |
| Members | Wayne Enos Shane Abraham Kayton Macariola Penidean puaauli Jehua evans Stacy Medeiros |
| Past members | Ricky”Koa” Ibarra Keoni Macariola Timothy Pacheco Brett "Big Chill" Cummings Tony Saenz Max "O'Leary Jamin “chief raga” Wong |
| Website | www |
Natural Vibrations, known by their fans as Natty Vibes, is a reggae band from Kahalu'u, Oahu with rock and pop influences.[1] The band has received several awards at the Hawaii Music Awards and three Na Hoku Hanohano Awards.[2][3]
History
Natural Vibrations was formed by Penidean Pua’auli (vocals), Shane Abraham (keyboard, vocals), Kayton "Sly Mongoose" Macariola (percussion, vocals), Ricky(Koa) Ibarra(drums), Keoni Macariola (bass), and Wayne Enos (guitar, vocals) in 1992. Drummer Koa Ibarra was eventually replaced with Stacy Medeiros, and in 2000 Jehua Evans replaced Keoni Macariola on base. The band's first album, Balls Rolling, was released in 1996. Their second album, All Natural, won the Na Hoku Hanohano Award for best reggae album of the year in 1999.[4] Third album Getting High (2000) won them a second best reggae album award at the Hawaiian Music Awards. They won the best reggae album category a third time for The Circle in 2004, the album also peaking at no. 12 on the Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart.[5] After five years in which the band concentrated on performing internationally and spending time with their families, their fifth album, From the Heart, was released in 2007,[1][6][7] which in 2008 won a third best reggae album award at the Hawaiian Music Awards. The album gave them their highest Billboard chart placing, peaking at number 5 on the Top Reggae Albums chart.[5][8] “Ultimate Vibes, The best of Natural Vibrations, peaked at no. 15 in 2009, and Got This Music was released in 2011, which also peaked no. 12 on “billboard charts”[3][9]
Romantic love songs and Smoking marijuana is a common theme in the band's songs.[10]
Discography
Albums
- Balls Rolling (1996), Navarre
- All Natural (1998), Cinnamon Red
- Getting High (2000), Cinnamon Red
- The Circle (2003), Natural Vibrations - Top Reggae Albums no. 12
- From the Heart (2007), Natural Vibrations - Top Reggae Albums no. 5
- Got This Music (2011), Go Aloha
- Compilations
- Ultimate Vibes: The Best of Natural Vibrations (2009), Natural Vibrations - Top Reggae Albums no. 15
Singles
- "Make you Stay" (2012)
- "Let It Grow" (2013)
References
- ^ a b Crisp, Andrew (2012) "Natural Vibrations Come from Hawaii to Boise", Boise Weekly, May 9, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2014 – via HighBeam (subscription required)
- ^ "Briefly Music", The Register Guard, May 24, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2014 – via HighBeam (subscription required)
- ^ a b Berger, John (2011) "Vibes' sixth album highlights members' talents, originality", Honolulu Star-Advertiser, September 4, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2014 – via HighBeam (subscription required)
- ^ "1999 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards", Billboard, August 14, 1999, p. 40. Retrieved June 18, 2014
- ^ a b "Billboard Albums", Allmusic. Retrieved June 18, 2014
- ^ ""From the Heart" by Natural Vibrations", The Molokai Dispatch, May 9, 2007, p. 10. Retrieved June 18, 2014
- ^ "From the Heart Review", AllMusic. Retrieved June 18, 2014
- ^ Genegabus, Jason (2007) "Talking Story from the Heart", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, May 25, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2014
- ^ Mossman, Bill (2011) "Picking Up Good Vibrations", MidWeek, August 31, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2014
- ^ Greenberg, Adam "The Circle Review", AllMusic. Retrieved June 18, 2014