Anaheim, CA - Earlier this year, Loa Greyson, son of Samoan music great Jerome Grey, released his version of the elder Grey's famous song Eleni. It was the first in a series of songs Greyson is recording as a tribute to his dad in hopes that he can bring the elder Grey's music to the mainstream. First released in 1980, the subject of the somewhat light-hearted song is a tin of mackerel - one of the few affordable food products available at the time - and the various ways people cooked it, but with lyrics that included references to the cost of other food that only the rich could afford, it quickly became a popular protest song about the country's politicians who were living comfortable lives while the poor of Samoa struggled to make ends meet.
Although Greyson's single of Eleni is an upbeat version with a wide range of contributing musicians (including Greyson's brother Taumata Grey, a member of the popular group Common Kings) the video, which will be released June 30, is a slower, more mellow studio session recorded at Empower Logic Studio with Greyson on lead vocals and guitar, Aaron Kaili on bass, Swells OC on keyboards, Mario Montes on drums, and Soli on background vocals.
Although Greyson's single of Eleni is an upbeat version with a wide range of contributing musicians (including Greyson's brother Taumata Grey, a member of the popular group Common Kings) the video, which will be released June 30, is a slower, more mellow studio session recorded at Empower Logic Studio with Greyson on lead vocals and guitar, Aaron Kaili on bass, Swells OC on keyboards, Mario Montes on drums, and Soli on background vocals.
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