Harold Kama, Jr.

After three years as bassist and vocalist for the Willie K. band, Harold Kama Jr. flew solo with the release of his debut cd, "Harold Kama Jr."

Originally from Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawaii, Harold Kama Jr. started learning how to play and sing at the early age of three. His first instrument was a pineapple shaped ukulele crafted by his dad, Harold Kama Sr. who is a well-known musician throughout the islands, renowned for his mastery of the Hawaiian Steel Guitar which he performs on several tracks from Harold Jr's first cd, track# 2 (Keali'i), track# 3 (Keaukaha), and track# 5 (Stars and Moon Slack Key).

Harold's first cd is a compilation of different musical styles with an island flair. Nine out of eleven songs on the cd are original compositions along with a beautiful song written by Harold's uncle James Kaholokula entitled "Keali'i" featuring Harold's lovely falsetto singing, and a song written by Willie K. entitled "Kamuela Cowboy" which shows Harold's yodeling talents as well. Among the original songs is "Stars and Moon Slack Key" a haunting love song in the Hawaiian Slack Key tradition. "Hilo Town" is a fun song written for Harold's home town of Hilo, while "Sweet Island Woman" will definitely put you in the island groove.

"Missing You In Hanalei" and "Second Glance, Second Chance" tell a tale of love lost and heartache. "The cd is a story of love, happiness, sadness and joy, but most of all, it is full of ALOHA, so please enjoy!!!" said Harold.

Harold is definitely a performer to watch. His talent, versatility, energy, and love for music, has won him the hearts of fans throughout Hawaii, and the West Coast. He plays almost any musical style ranging from Traditional Hawaiian Music, Country, Rock, Reggae, Jazz, Pop, and Blues.



Wrote the inimitable Auntie Marie on alt.music.hawaiian
about a Harold gig in California:

To get everyone up and jumping, no one could have done it better than "H-Dawg" -- awesome Harold Kama, Jr. and his guys. Started with a Samoan (I think) acappella mele (oh how I wish I knew that language!), then rolled right into John Cruz's great "Island Style", and continued on with killer tunes -- including "Hi`ilawe" and Harold's great tale of his Idaho talent contest adventure (some kick-a** country vocals set _that_ audience, and this one, screaming and yelling). Oh yes, and the lumber yard joke (toooooo funny!) -- but the hana hou of "Hotel California" was classic Harold. For this fan, who hasn't had the opportunity to see him in a couple of years, his performance was more than I could have hoped for. He's da man.





Send an e-mail to Harold Kama Jr. at hdog@gte.net