Kolohe Kai is an Island Reggae Artist based out of Hawaii, represented by Singer/Songwriter Roman De Peralta. Starting off his debut album, “This is the Life” in 2009 with a band of loyal high school friends, Kolohe Kai took the Pacific Reggae Scene by storm with infectious hits like Ehu Girl and Cool Down. 2011 began with another all original album entitled, “Love Town.”. Kolohe Kai is a Hawaiian reggae-pop group with a smooth, romantic sound led by singer and songwriter Roman De Peralta. Formed in 2009 while many of its members were still in high school, the band's debut album, This Is the Life, and their 2011 follow-up, Love Town, helped establish them in the Pacific reggae and pop scenes, yielding hits like 'Ehu Girl' and 'Cool Down.' Listen to Ehu Girl on Spotify. Kolohe Kai Song 2009.
The ukulele chords for Kolohe Kai‘s Ehu Girl are easy and fun to strum. It’s an amazingly hook-y song about the redish tinge in the hair of some Polynesians.
This one is STILL on the radio! I was teaching my young ukulele students this song for years. Seems like the initial fad is well over, but it’s still a great, well-known song.
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Kolohe Kai Ehu Girl Lyrics
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Strumming for Ehu Girl
Since the Ehu Girl ukulele chords use a Jawaiian style strum, you’ll have to get used to playing on the offbeat. Use the Jawaiian strum found on my reggae ukulele strums page.
It’s pretty easy. Just strum down, up on the 2nd and 4th beats. Like this:
The recording has several instruments playing around this part. If it’s just you and your ukulele strumming the chords, you will be best off with this Jawaiian strum. But if you really listen, you’ll hear that the guitar is actually playing a straight chank – without the upstrum. This variation is also shown in the above link.
Intro Picking Riff
The intro picking mimics the saxophone in the recording. The ukulele doesn’t actually pick all these notes – the sax plays some by itself, but it would be silly not to rock the whole thing.
It’s not especially difficult, but a good riff to practice your slides on. The last note extends down into low-G range, but if you play the last three up an octave on the A-string 7th fret and then E-string 8th fret/7th fret, you could probably make it work fine with a high-g.
If you need a hand with these Ehu Girl ukulele chords, you can find them here with pictures and diagrams.
| Origin | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| Genres | Reggae-Pop |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Labels | GO Aloha Entertainment, R K D Inc. |
| Website | www.kolohekaimusic.com |
| Members | Roman De Peralta (lead singer), Jasmine Moikeha (vocals), Kolomona Wilson-Ku (keyboard and saxophone), Luke Daddario (drummer), Imua Garza (guitar), Kahale Morales (bass) |
Kolohe Kai is a Hawaiian reggae pop musical group, formed in 2009 by lead singer and songwriter Roman De Peralta. Kolohe Kai consists of De Peralta, Jasmine Moikeha (vocals), Kolomona Wilson-Ku (keyboard and saxophone), Luke Daddario (drummer), Imua Garza (guitar), and Kahale Morales (bass guitar).
History[edit]
The group's 2009 debut album was This is the Life, and their 2011 followup album was Love Town.[1] Successful singles included 'Cool Down' and 'Ehu Girl'. Their 2014 album Paradise reached third place on Billboard magazine's Reggae Album chart.[2]
Kolohe Kai Songs
In 2019, Kolohe Kai released their fourth album, Summer To Winter,[3] which reached number one on Billboard's Reggae Album chart.[4]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- This Is the Life - 15 June 2009
- Love Town - 8 March 2011
- This Is the Life (Acoustic Remix EP) - 12 November 2013
- Love Town (Acoustic Remix EP) - *same as album above*
- Paradise - 24 February 2014
- Summer to Winter - 19 February 2019
References[edit]
- ^'Love Town - Kolohe Kai | Songs, Reviews, Credits'. AllMusic.
- ^'Kolohe Kai | Biography & History'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^'Summer to Winter - Kolohe Kai | Songs, Reviews, Credits'. AllMusic.
- ^'Reggae Albums Chart'. Billboard. Retrieved 2020-03-08.