Track Listing

1. Tangerine
2. Something On My Mind
3. Thought Of You
4. Hungry Child
5. The Sun Will Rise
6. Sweetness
7. Beautiful Face
8. Lilikoi
9. For The Love Of You
10. Loloiwi
11. Sweet Reserve
12. Nose Flute Dub
13. Thought Of You (Roots Rendition)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #52475 in Music
• Released on: 2006-05-09
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
Fuga (pronounced FOON-gah) leads the new Hawaiian wave of performers that are pushing the local music envelope. On this, her first release, she uses her powerful voice in eclectic stylings that range from gypsy-like jazz ballads to R&B inspired reggae.

Customer Reviews

Outstanding
This is a simply a great CD - great lyrics, great vocals, great music- a modern Hawaiian classic.

Stop Reading Just Buy This Album
WOW!!! What can I write about Paula Fuga that does her any justice? She is N'Dea meets Lauren channeling Roberta Flack backed by a sick combo that sounds like the Funk Brothers meets Sly & Robbie with a healthy dose of the I-Threes. There are so many layers to her songs, the delicate guitars, the percussions, the soulful piano and jazz organ, although, you almost miss it because her voice is so compelling. This girl is a STAR!!! (Incidentally, she was passed up by Simon, Randy and Paula... the talented need not apply)

Her music is magical and intoxicating because its easy going grooves are contrasted so beatifully by the power of her sultry voice. The album is a collection of genres: she starts with a tortured a capella tune a la "Killing Me Softly" then slinks into a tight reggae cut that would feel at home on one of Peter or a Bob's albums, then its onto a breathy R&B torch number that puts Gladys and Aretha to shame. Yes, she's that good. She's Eva Cassidy good. She seamlessly slips from folk, to blues to reggae.

What's more incredible is Paula Fuga is just a regular person with (as of 2005)a boring job in some lousy Hawaiian tourist trap. She is largely unknown outside of Hawaii and the only reason I know about her is a friend from the Pacific Rim turned me onto her album over Thanksgiving. Want more? Check out her duet with Jack Johnson on Paula Fuga's My Space page.

Sweet like a lilikoi!
I discovered Paula Fuga's music listening to the local Hawaiian station during my vacation to the Big Island. Ms. Fuga's power house voice explodes with soulful and expressive reggae/R&B quality combined with a mixture of modern and Hawaiian lyrics makes for an incredible first album. My fave song is lilikoi! Check out this incredible woman.