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History
In 2003, The band was originally composed of members Paul Caca, Ian Anthony Pil, Gloebel Sy who were mostly studying nursing at the time. They started making music together when they made an attempt to win a nursing interschool music competition. Their band won first place as well as an award for Best Original Composition and has been performing as a group since that fateful competition when everything fell into place for them.

Since the band started, its lineup has changed from the five original members that it had. The current members of the band are Paul on lead male vocals and ukulele, Franz on lead female vocals, Ian on keyboards, Kian on bass, Ching on drums, and JP on djembe. Paul, Kian and Ian were all with the band from the start. Session instrumentalist Jok Apor and Daryl Berame.

Skankin Brews (Give a little aloha)
Their album is called "Give a little aloha" contains 11 tracks. Produced by Brian Sacro and Paul Caca, Co-produced by: James D'Lonsod and the band.

Track List:


 * 1) Dance
 * 2) Falling Apart (feat. Rex A.K.A. "The Lion Heart" Marcelo)
 * 3) Mi Chica Bonita
 * 4) Feeling Easy
 * 5) So Free
 * 6) Baby it's you
 * 7) Give a little Aloha (feat. Jets Fifita)
 * 8) Lovers in Paradise (feat. Magno and Jok Apor)
 * 9) Bombshell (feat. James D'Lonsod A.K.A. "Coolie Dread")
 * 10) Tropical Fever (feat. Rex A.K.A. "The Lion Heart" Marcelo)
 * 11) When the night falls

Genre
The band’s music leans toward relaxing, soulful songs that speak of Cebu as a beautiful island paradise. They're influenced mostly with bands from hawaii or other reggae island lovers: Opihi Pickers, Katchafire, Three Plus, Ekolu, Kani Makou, Kapena, Kolohe Kai, Fiji, Pau Hana, Oshen, Ka'ena, Bob Marley music and many more. Aside from the album’s title track “Give a Little Aloha,” some of their songs are “Feeling Easy,” “Dance,” “Bombshell,” “Fallin’ Apart,” “Baby It’s You,” and “Mi Chica Bonita.” The last song mentioned is one of the band’s more unusual songs as it’s performed with a Chabacano twang though most of its lyrics are in English. You don’t have to know Chabacano (a Philippine dialect that linguists consider to be a creole or pidgin form of Spanish) to understand the Chabacano parts of the song. The band believes that the melody says it all and that music is a universal language.