PAULA FUGA RELEASES SECOND SINGLE Hōkūleʻa Star of Gladness, FULL ALBUM RELEASE, RAIN ON SUNDAY, AVAILABLE JUNE 25th, Lead single, If Ever at 3 MILLION+ multimedia streams to date and featured on Good Morning America live from Hawaii.
About Hōkūleʻa Star of Gladness
Another powerful celebration of nature and its wonders, Hōkūleʻa Star of Gladness reimagines a song written by George Boogie Kalama (a crew member on the Hōkūleʻa, the voyaging canoe that embarked on a legendary journey from Hawaiʻi to Tahiti in 1976). The Hōkūleʻa was built with the purpose of regaining certain knowledge that had been lost from Hawaiian culture—a way of navigating and seafaring using only the natural elements as their guide, explains Fuga, who’s close friends with Kalama’s son. At some point on the trip they entered the doldrums, a place near the equator where there’s no wind or currents. They ended up being stuck at sea for a while, and during that time he wrote this song about the constellation that guides the navigators back home.
About Paula Fuga
Acclaimed for her originality in song composition and spellbinding, soulful vocals, Fuga is one of Hawaii’s top female musicians in generations. A poet at heart and an accomplished ukulele player under Master Instructor, Roy Sakuma, she has intertwined her passions into award-winning songwriting. Her debut album, LILIKOI lauded the prestigious Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award for Most Promising Artist. Since the release of her EP Misery’s End, which featured guest appearances by Ziggy Marley and Jack Johnson, Fuga has headlined the global music circuit and performed on the stages of Good Morning America, Madison Square Garden, The Sydney Opera House Forecourt and is a three-time return guest artist to The White House. Today, with a global fanbase and thriving music career, Fuga’s music is dedicated to inspiring positive social change – rooted in perseverance and hope. She is fiercely committed to permeating the world with the evocative voice of the Hawaiian people. On June 25th Fuga will release her second full-length album Rain on Sunday through Brushfire Records. Lead single, If Ever is available now, garnering over 3-million listens to date.
Stream the new song Hōkūleʻa Star of Gladness here and preorder the album Rain on Sunday here! Make sure to follow Paula Fuga via her Instagram, Twitter, official website, Facebook and Youtube.
