It all began back in 1995 where 3 young and talented men of Maui, began the… Read Full Bio ↴It all began back in 1995 where 3 young and talented men of Maui, began their musical journey. Lukela Keala, Akoni Dellomes & Makapu Hoopii attended Baldwin High School and were enrolled in the music class. Day after day they would have little jam sessions but always tried to perfect what they played. As the year went by, their talents allowed them to perform in front of an audience for the first time at Brown Bags to Stardom. Although they took 2nd place to ballerina dancers, it didn't stop them. Former Baldwin High school teacher, Kevin Brown plays a great role in their music history today. He's not only their ukulele and slack key guitarist teacher but also Lukela's uncle. He taught them the values of becoming a musician but most important, to be humble. Since then Lukela, Akoni and Makapu strived to become the entertainers they are today.

Back to the Valley
Ekolu Lyrics

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Verse 1:
Everyone Is headed to the valley side
Passing through waiehu you'd better take you're time
Kohomua's jammin, there's a session tonight
Yes we'll be there, yes we'll be there

Verse 2:
When you hear the music echo through the air

It's an invitation to people everywhere
Let's get together with this music we share
People dancing, skanking everywhere oh

Chorus:
I wanna take you back to where I, first felt this good vibe and I,
See that you're rockin It steady, when the bass-like drum stay's be ready,
You wanna jamm and have a good time, forget about the world on you're mind
Tonight ain't no time to be lazy, now come on everybody get ready
We all go take you Back To The Valley
One more time just you and I, one more time ohhhh

Verse 3:
As midnight gets closer, can you feel the chill
Remember the feeling when I first brought you here
This time It's wicked so you better beware
Feel the music, let It take you there oh

Chorus:

Bridge:
You see I, I wanna take you back where the peaceful waters flow
Though I left, my heart is always there
Yeah the valley's on my mind, and is with me all the time
Beauty all around for me to share oh

Ragga:(Rod Da Fire & Spencjah)

Chorus:(1x then fade)

Overall Meaning

The song “Back to the Valley” by Ekolu has a laid-back island vibe to it. In the first verse, the singer talks about everybody heading to the valley side and passing through Waiehu. Kohomua's playing music and there’s a jam session that night, and the singer acknowledges that they will be there. In the second verse, the singer talks about how when you hear the music echoing through the air, it's an invitation to people everywhere to come together with the music they share. People are dancing and skanking everywhere in the valley. The chorus talks about how the singer wants to take you back to where they first felt the good vibe and saw you rockin' it steady. They want to jam and have a good time and forget about the world on their mind.

In the bridge, the singer talks about how they want to take you back where the peaceful waters flow. Although they left the valley, their heart is always there, and the beauty of it is always with them to share. Overall, the message of the song seems to be about the power of music to bring people together and create a sense of community. The valley is held up as a symbol of that sense of togetherness and harmony that can be achieved through music.

Line by Line Meaning

Everyone Is headed to the valley side
People are going towards the valley.

Passing through waiehu you'd better take you're time
Take your time when passing through waiehu.

Kohomua's jammin, there's a session tonight
Kohomua is playing and there's a session tonight.

Yes we'll be there, yes we'll be there
We'll be there.

When you hear the music echo through the air
If you hear the music playing through the air.

It's an invitation to people everywhere
It's an invitation for everyone.

Let's get together with this music we share
Let's come together with the music we share.

People dancing, skanking everywhere oh
People are dancing and skanking everywhere.

I wanna take you back to where I, first felt this good vibe and I,
I want to take you where I felt the good vibe for the first time.

See that you're rockin It steady, when the bass-like drum stay's be ready,
Make sure you're ready to rock and steady when the bass-like drum stays.

You wanna jamm and have a good time, forget about the world on you're mind
You want to jam and have a good time, forgetting about the world in your mind.

Tonight ain't no time to be lazy, now come on everybody get ready
Don't be lazy tonight, get ready.

We all go take you Back To The Valley
We're all going back to the valley.

One more time just you and I, one more time ohhhh
One more time, you and I.

As midnight gets closer, can you feel the chill
Midnight is coming and it's getting colder.

Remember the feeling when I first brought you here
Remember the feeling you had when I first took you here.

This time It's wicked so you better beware
This time it's wicked, so be careful.

Feel the music, let It take you there oh
Feel the music, let it take you there.

You see I, I wanna take you back where the peaceful waters flow
I want to take you where the peaceful waters flow.

Though I left, my heart is always there
Even though I left, my heart is still there.

Yeah the valley's on my mind, and is with me all the time
The valley is on my mind and with me all the time.

Beauty all around for me to share oh
There's beauty all around for me to share.

Contributed by Asher I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.