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Ooklah The Moc is a band from Palolo, Oahu, Hawaii, that formed in 1997 playing roots reggae. Through the years and several lineup changes, Ooklah became a strictly roots dub reggae band and reached its present 8-person lineup in 2000.
Name origin
The band is named for a character from the animated series Thundarr the Barbarian, the large and powerful leonine humanoid creature Ookla the Mok.
Band members
James "Ras Bird" LaPierre (Vocals)
Ryan "Jah Gumby" Murakami (Bass)
John Davis (Drums)
Asher Philippart (Guitar)
Micky Huihui (Vocals)
Kali Navales (Vocals)
Pokii Seto (Vocals)
Robert Daguio (Keys)
Mike Cueva (Tenor Sax)
Bernard Soriano (Trumpet)
Discography
Influences
Rastafari
Aswad
Roots Radics (Early 1980s)
Black Slate
Lincoln Thompson
Wu-Tang Clan (mid-1990s)
Steel Pulse
Coltrane
Black Uhuru
Sly & Robbie
The Abyssinians
Junior Reid
References
External links
Ooklah the Moc in Myspace
