His father serves as chief of the family village in Alao, Samoa. Afemata was the youngest of eight other siblings — seven brothers and a sister. J Boog was introduced to reggae by his sister when she brought home and played a Bob Marley song book for him. J Boog took time off from his day job at an oil refinery near Los Angeles to travel with friends to Hawaii in The album was released in early on South Pac Records. He is on the Wash House Ting label. J Boog has collaborated with a number of Jamaican reggae artists.
He has also shared stages with artists such as Damian and Ziggy Marley. Boog on the nomination. J Boog has toured extensively. Join Songkick to track J Boog and get concert alerts when they play near you.
Be the first to know when they tour near Chemnitz, Germany. The singer, who is of Samoan descent, is known for his deft combination of Island music and Jamaican reggae with elements of rock and hip-hop on his hit records. Afemata may have been born in Long Beach but he was raised on the tough streets of Compton. Boog was four years old when his sister took up piano lessons, and there was something about the music that fascinated him even at that age.
He would watch her play, learn along with her at the same time, and soon after he found that he could sing along with her playing note for note. After that, she started playing from a Bob Marley songbook and from then on, all bets were off. Afemata was hooked, he began singing wherever he could, but only took it seriously as a career prospect after high school.
There are few gigs that will leave you smiling as much as the experience of seeing J Boog live. The Samoa-born, California-raised J Boog aka jerry Afernata and his Hawaiian reggae band deliver some of the freshest, most ear-pleasing island vibes and singalong harmonies around today. Since the surprise success of their debut album 'So Far Gone' in , J Boog quit his Compton refinery job, packed up and moved to Hawaii to pursue music full-time, and has been touring and recording non-stop ever since.
While their first album was very much a chilled-out, Hawaiian reggae sound, their latest musical output has tapped into J Boog's Jamaican reggae influences, with songs like the radio-friendly 'Let's Do It Again', and covers of Bob Marley songs such as the immortal 'Turn Your Lights Down Low'. As a live act, J Boog are pure sunshine entertainment. I saw them in opening for Cali reggae superstars Rebelution at Stubb's BBQ in Austin, Texas, which was the perfect setting for such a positive, feelgood band.
Their brand of South Pacific-meets-Southern California cool was epitomized by the band's lei garlands and matching American football jerseys. This is music that is best listened to outdoors, but even if it's raining, J Boog's reggae will transport you to tropical beaches and sunny climes.
They're a hardworking bunch and tour a lot, so don't miss an opportunity to see them live! Read more. Report as inappropriate. Watching J Boog live was one of the most chilled, happy musical experiences of my life.
J Boog has a distinctively reggae, Hawaiian, bohemian style that seems at odd, at first, with his rapper status. However, J Boog succeeds in mixing rap and hip hop with reggae flawlessly.
The result is a mellow, happy and decidedly summery sound. Boog provides the perfect summer time, beach or festival music and I could not stop swaying and tapping my feet to his sound throughout the performance. When Boog walked on to stage, tattoos and snapback, I was not expecting reggae, summery music. For all for the concerts I've been to, this one actually started on time! I had such a great time, there was so much crowd participation and the openers were great! Sometimes I don't look forward to openers because they can be lame but Hirie and Fortunate Youth opened for J Boog and they were amazing.
They really got the crowd going. There was definitely a lot of weed in the air, but what is an island music concert with out the smoking bomb bud?
J Boog was even more amazing than I could have imagined. He even let us do a meet and greet with him after the show. He does so well with getting the crowd pumped up and everyone's participation made the concert even better. I'd definitely go again! J Boog is charismatic, great voice but it was a small venue and it was hard to hear him as the mix seemed heavy on the band. Very loud and the sound quality wasn't great. Etana was wonderful but lacked the intensity I have seen at other shows in Jamaica.
I can't imagine Jesse Royal continuing to tour. He was constantly surrounded by several artists he had been influenced by and many of these artists where featured on his release Backyard Boogie. A true student of music; you can catch J Boog on worldwide tours across the globe, on radio interviews or in the studio working on new material. Stay tuned…. Back on their beloved island for a short respite, the band is gearing up for the busy European Reggae Festival season, but have announced that they will first join Katachafire, the legendary reggae band from Hamilton, New Zealand as guests on selected dates of their U.
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