Mike Love (reggae musician)
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| Genres | Reggae |
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Mike Love is an American reggae musician and singer from Hawai'i. His 2014 record, Jah Will Never Leave I Alone, reached #3 on Billboard's Reggae chart.[1] He self-describes his style as "revolutionary consciousness music".[2]
Early life
Born on O'ahu, he grew up in Kalama Valley and attended Henry J. Kaiser High School.[3]
Career
He released his debut album The Change I'm Seeking in 2012, followed by Jah Will Never Leave I Alone in 2014, Love Will Find A Way in 2015, and the Love Overflowing EP a year later.[4]
Mike Love opened for Xavier Rudd's Boulder, Colorado concert in 2015, singing together during the end of the show.[5] Love attributes some of his success to his YouTube rendition of "Permanent Holiday", which has more than 20 million views as of 2019.[6] The song's lyrics turn what seem to be a "random assortment of syllables...into a song over a period of three minutes", according to Colossal.[7]
Love has toured in the Philippines (headlining the Malasimbo music festival),[8] New Zealand,[9] and Costa Rica, among other locations internationally. In the US he has played at the Rise Up Music Festival in 2019,[10] the Rhode Island Reggae Festival in 2019,[11] Bhakti Fest in 2019,[12] Think Bank Down By the Riverside in 2019,[13] and was slated to perform at the California Roots Music and Arts Festival until its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
Love has collaborated with Clinton Fearon on his album History Say.[15] He participates in Playing for Change.[16] In 2024, Love performed a two-hour set at the Culture Bloom Session (CBS) in Germany during his European tour. The session, co-organized by members of Boomtown Shakedown, featured performances of Love’s original songs and covers, showcasing his fusion of reggae, roots, and world music.[17]
He currently plays with his band, Mike Love and the Full Circle, consisting of John Hawes, Keith Tsukamaki, Reggie Padilla, and Arthur Davis.[6] In addition to touring, the band used to play a weekly gig at Hawaiian Brian's on O'ahu before he moved to the mainland back in 2020 pursuing his music career. All of Love's albums are released independently on his own label, Love Not War Records.[18]
References
- ↑ "Chart History, Mike Love". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ Roby, Steve. "Mike Love's Electric Church Music Experience". Big Island Music Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "Mike Love to bring Hawaiian Reggae to Fort Lauderdale". Caribbean National Weekly. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "Mike Love". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ Emma, Philip. "XAVIER RUDD & THE UNITED NATIONS WITH MIKE LOVE". Grateful Web. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- 1 2 Tanigawa, Noe. "Mike Love: Evangelical Reggae". Hawaii Public Radio. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ Jobson, Christopher. "Musician Mike Love Samples Seemingly Random Syllables That Gradually Turn Into Lyrics". Colossal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "Malasimbo music festival to be held at La Mesa Ecopark". ABS CBN. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "One Love Festival 2020 gearing up to be the best yet!". Scoop. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ Egan, Rick. "Reggae Rise Up Music Festival brings good vibes to Heber City". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ McDonald, Susan. "Reborn UB40 to perform Saturday at R.I. Reggae Festival". Providence Journal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ Archer, Greg. "Breathing in Bhakti Fest". Palm Springs Life. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "Reggae concert will be all about Love". MedCityBeat. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "THE 11TH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA ROOTS MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE FIRST ROUND OF ARTISTS!". Grateful Web. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "Reggae singer Clinton Fearon marks 50 years of career with 'purpose' [Video]". RFI. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "Mike Love". Playing for Change. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "CBS Mike Love [Video]". YouTube. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ Maples, Kyle. "UNIVERSAL ENERGY: Mike Love brings reggae and harmony to The Calico Room". Encore. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.