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LOA GREYSON SIMULTANEOUSLY RELEASES SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO FOR ISLAND BEAUTY

2/11/2021

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​Loa Greyson, son of Samoan music great Jerome Grey, has released his version of the senior Grey's song Island Beauty, a tribute to the senior Grey's late wife Emily. It is the second in a series of songs Greyson is recording as a tribute to his dad in hopes that he can bring the senior Grey's music to the mainstream. Greyson earlier released an upbeat version of Grey's Eleni, a somewhat light-hearted song about a tin of mackerel, which quickly became a popular protest song about Samoa's politicians who were living comfortable lives while the poor of Samoa struggled to make ends meet.
 
Originally entitled Samoan Beauty, Grey released the song in 1980 on his We Are Samoa album with his group Ava. It was produced by Frank Day and the late Tom Moffatt - Hawai'i's legendary concert promoter and DJ, who loved Grey's music and who flew Grey and his band from Samoa to Hawai'i twice to record two albums.
 
Greyson produced his version of Island Beauty with Shawn Ishimoto, Marc Solomon and Soli Satele. Musicians on the single were: Francois Deann II (keyboards); Shawn Ishimoto (drums and guitar); and Brandon Shaw (bass). Soli Satele and Greyson sang background vocals. The single was engineered, mixed and mastered by Marc Solomon. It is available on all digital outlets.
 
The lyric video of Island Beauty was released simultaneously with the single, and features Soli Satele in addition to Greyson. 
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