{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fheartbeat-narratives.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fsunaina-hawaiian-roots-reggae-rhythm-AKryVYem","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Sunaina: Hawaiian Roots, Reggae & Rhythm ","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/20caee61-98b8-42db-bb6b-11b3e4c29658/841e5007-c90f-4494-8ead-4e898b97c6b9/sunaina.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"ROOTS, REGGAE & RHYTHM. Dr. Sunaina Keonaona Kale, an ethnomusicologist and member of the Hawaiian diaspora, explores the connections between reggae music and her growing interest in her Hawaiian identity. The conversation traces how reggae found a home in Hawaiʻi and how its rhythms echo the islands’ own expansive sense of community and belonging. Sunaina shares her own path of reconnecting to her genealogy through fieldwork, family stories, and unintended (but helpful) “me-search.” The discussion dives into questions of identity, ancestry in Polynesia, India and Europe, and the evolving meanings of being Hawaiian in the modern world. This episode is an unfiltered exploration of how music can shape who we are and where we call home.\n\nSunaina was recently featured in a University of California article about how reggae came to Hawaiʻi , exploring the evolution of the islands’ unique reggae sound and its deep cultural roots. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/how-reggae-came-to-hawaii\n\nShe also appears in the documentary In Hawaiian Hands – Part 1, which highlights local voices and stories of connection to place and culture. Part 2 of the film was released recently. https://www.pbs.org/video/in-hawaiian-hands-the-story-of-reggae-in-hawaii-part-1-roots-of-creation-yjkqdc/\n\nFavorite Songs List! \n\nIsland Music / Island Reggae / Jawaiian\nBrother Noland – “Coconut Girl”\nBruddah Waltah – “Hawaiian Lands”\nNā Wai Ho‘olu‘u o Ke Ānuenue – “Girlie Girlie”\nKapena – “Masese”\nFiji – “Come on Over”\nSean Na‘auao – “Fish and Poi”\nThree Plus – “Honey Baby”\nNatural Vibrations – “One on One”\nAnuhea – “Simple Love Song”\nJ Boog – “Let’s Do It Again”\nIrie Love ft. Fiji – “It Is Wut It Is”\nCommon Kings – “Wade In Your Water”\nSons of Yeshua – “We Are Mauna Kea”\nPaula Fuga (with Jack Johnson) – “Country Road / Give Voice”\nMaoli – “Whiskey Doesn’t Work”\nThe Vitals – “Kali Ana Au”\n (a Hawaiian-language cover of Bob Marley’s “Waiting In Vain”)\nIam Tongi – “Cool Down”\nUnderground Roots\nButch Helemano – “Joshua”\nMaacho – “Somebody Moved Me”\nOoklah the Moc – “Hell Fire”\nHumble Soul – “Frequency”\nRuff Neck Posse – “Down Inna Babylon”\n\nEpisode Highlights\n00:00 – 🎙️ Meet Dr. Sunaina Kale\n01:10 – 🌊 Finding Home Across the Pacific\n01:47 – 🎶 Nerding Out on Identity & Sound\n05:15 – 🌺 Reggae With Aloha\n08:03 – 🎧 How Reggae Took Root\n11:14 – 💃 Favorite Jams & Behind-the-Scenes Stories\n22:41 – 🌱 Roots in Hawaiʻi, India and Europe, Belonging and Spirituality\n36:52 – 🤎 Reflections\n\n"}