BIOGRAPHY: HAWAIIAN LYON
The Lover's Rock of the West Coast,-Latino--Hawaiian-Filipino-Jamaican Reggae music.The Hawaiiano, Dubbed into Space,by the Legends of Reggae Music. Born in 1970, Dreadlock Neftali, with family from Hawaii and the Mainland. A world traveler, he has studied with college under his belt of cultural and American music. Drums and percussion (African, Latino, Cuban , Nyabingi, and Island Drumming), with some of the best drummers,in the world. Elders of Reggae, shamans, and Legendary Rastafarian-Poet-Original RAS Michael's Nyabingi Specialist. Singer, songwriter, Lyon Rowland -"Roars like The Conquering Lion of Judah" .The Music Connection and HighTimes in 1999 says,""" Humanity and Love""", is What Hawaiian Lyon stands for, with his upmosthigh respect for Jah,and his need to repatuate the public on Medicinal Cannabis .
Starting his Record label in 1988, Upmosthigh Records was on the road to Zion. In 1994, Lyon re- introduced the first of his many CDs" LYON EYES",with hits like"Sweet Sexy Lady"'and Winner of HighTimes music contest, " Let It Grow",while building his All- Star band, The Ragga SoulJahs, (4) albums with the help of Thomas Walker and Hopeton Brown a.k.a. "The Scientist", All-Star Engineer from Kingston, Jamaica's King Tubby's Channel One Studios. In that time Lyon has gone on tour with Legendary singers and bands like: Eek-A-Mouse,War,Lester Chambers, Don Carlos, Ras Michael,General Jah Mikey, Aswad, Mikey Dread, U-Roy, Franky Paul, The Itals, Sugar Minott, Matisyahu, Dub Cat, H.R. of Bad Brains, Slightly Stoopid Fishbone,Mrs Triniti, TrulioDiscrasious, Mr.Green All-Stars,Horce Andy, Mr.Beenie, Rekrap,Banyon, E-40, and many others. Festivals like: Sierra Nevada Music Festival,SunSpash tour,Bob Marly day Birthday Celebration, Mt.Fugi Fest Japan, High Times Cannabis Fest Amstardam,Playboy Jazz fest,HempFest in Washington,Hawaiian Sea Splash Reggae ,and many many more.Now the owner of Upmosthigh Records,and Owner of the Wild Wild West Reggae Dub Tour .www.myspace.com/dubtour., upmosthigh.com.www.myspace.com/hlyonmusic.
A child of the sun, armed with his Aloha Spirit, Hawaiian Lyon released his much acclaimed most recent album, "Walking On A Red Road," in 2003. Engineered once again by the Scientist, with hits like "Walking on A Red Road" and "Mi Infamera de Noche" (the Spanish version of Gregory Isaacs' classic "Night Nurse"), Mixed by Bruce Caplan of Big Mountain. Hawaiian Lyon Claimed his spot as the King of West Coast and Islands Reggae with his unique and powerful sound.Working with famous Jamaican producers .While working on a song, with The Dread at the Controls," Mikey Dread".Sly and Robby ,Santa Davis , Jamaicas Legendary drummer .Hailey Maskell Original bass player of The Rastafarians,Waddi Gadd on drums of Don Carlos,Style Scott of the Roots Radics, George Hughes s from The Soul Syndicate band ,with The Fully Fullwood band.Horns by Tower of Power and Ital Horns(Balboa).,Unity Horns,Michael Harris Sax player of Earth Wind and Fire, Freddy Flynt-Gitz- of Ras Michael,and Eek-A-Mouse.Josh Cardinaly of Human Rights Mr.Beenie from Clarendon Jamaica (Dancehall King).Dylan Judah of the Black Judah.(Dancehall singer),Backgrround singers of Lauren Hill and Mrs Triniti who sang a lead Dancehall version on "Walking on a Red Road"' .too many to mention! Mixed at The Record Plant,and Track Records In Hollywood Ca,Matsred by Sonic Dub Mastering Lab .
While Finishing The brand new release, Mr.GREEN,All-Stars "Seeing Is Believing" Punk Rock Reggae album ( Look out)!!!! for the Hawaiian Lyon's 10th new album" Dubbers Rock", a 30 song masterpiece of unique Dub, Reggae, Dancehall, Reggaeton, and Hip-Hop in his famous Island Style, sure to explode on the scene in 2007. Hawaiian Lyon's has tracked on hundreds of albums :singing,drumming producing and arranging. He's currently tracking at the Record plant in Hollywood ,with Snoop Dog ,Tupac,and Sublimes Engineer "Dave Aron ".:Blunt Brothers, --------Awaiting to Mix the DUB ,The Scientist.
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