Press

Aloha Got Soul is a blog-turned-record label with a mission of bringing rare and relatively unknown music of Hawai‘i to the surface, as well as contributing to the diversity of Hawai‘i's music scene and strengthening its reputation in the global music community.

Roger Bong started Aloha Got Soul in 2010 after hearing DJ Muro's Hawaiian Breaks mix. In 2015, after five years of digging up out-of-print music and retelling artists' stories through blog posts, interviews, and mixtapes, Roger evolved Aloha Got Soul into a record label.

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A brief timeline:

August 2010 — Roger launches the blog, Aloha Got Soul (here's the very first post) March 2014 — Roger collaborates with London-based DJ Cedric Bardawil to create Soul Time In Hawaii January 2015 — Roger launches the label, Aloha Got Soul. During the same month, Soul Time in Chicago kicks off. January 2017 — Aloha Got Soul begins filming its first documentary with filmmaking friends from Brazil. May 2017 — First overseas event: Soul Time in Tokyo

Press:

BRUTUS
Contrast Magazine
Wax Poetics
Deutschlandradio Kultur
GQ Korea
Gilles Peterson
Worldwide BBC Radio 6
Worldwide FM
National Geographic (page 19)
Hawaii Public Radio (1) (2)
Honolulu Magazine
Hana Hou!
HAWAII Magazine
FLUX Hawaii
Halekulani Living
Jetstar Magazine
anna magazine
Record Collector UK
Majestic Disorder
Bandcamp Daily

Location

We currently do not have a physical location. Our releases are available at select retail locations in Hawaii and worldwide.

Retail locations in Hawaii:

MORI by Art + Flea
Idea’s Music & Books
Hungry Ear Records
Request Music (Maui)

Wholesale inquiries:

USA/EUROPE: Light In The Attic
JAPAN: Ultra-Vybe
ALL OTHER REGIONS: Send us a message