| O-Shen Rising Son |
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| 1) Birua Chant 2) Burn It Up 3) Turangu 4) Salt Water Anthem 5) Island Boy Don't Play 6) Candy Girl |
7) Pedestrian |
Product Description
O-shen’s musical career began in the
South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG), in mid 1997.
Being the first PNG artist to rap in the local language had a big impact
on the island music scene.
Widely supported by the public, O-shen became somewhat of a musical ambassador
for Papua New Guinea.
In the year 2000, O-shen broke into the Hawaii with his
self-titled release called “Iron Youth”.
O-shens blend of reggae, hip-hop, and contemporary sound won him the prestiges
2001 “Na Hoku
Hanohano” award for reggae album of the year in Hawaii.
The “Iron Youth” album was a hit
throughout many island countries, and helped establish O-shens music throughout
the Pacific.
After some touring in the Pacific, O-shen released the album
“Rascal in Paradise” in which one of
his songs “Through away the Gun” had been used in a major motion
picture “Fifty first Dates”.
O-shens album “Kanaka Pacifica” just released
in Papua New Guinea and went number one on the
local charts and radio stations in PNG. Kanaka Pacifica will be available
in Hawaii late 2004.
O-shens newest album project titled “Rising Son”
shows off his versatility with his music
and sends a strong message through his conscious lyrics like “Burn
it Up” This song is a sizzling
hot dance hall head bobber, with a real party type of vibe. There
are wicked vocal deliveries showing
much versatility as a lyricist. This is a real Pacific nightclub classic,
which represents to the
fullest. “Turangu” A driving roots reggae song entirely
in the Pijin Language of Papua Niugini.
This song has a very conscious message pointing out the need to keep a connection
with the land
and sea, and to honor the customs of ancestors. It has a positive
message to not get too obsessed
with the modern material world. It is a sure island favorite “Salt
Water Anthem” A laid back smooth
love song dedicated to the sea, people, and it’s lands. There
are thick harmonies in 6 different Pacific
Island dialects. (Hawaii, Tahiti, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Papua Niugini).
It has a slower hip-hop feel
featuring the Hawaiian chanting of Lopaka Kanaka’ole.
A pacific and possibly a world tour are in the planning for 2005 to spread the music and the message.