♪ Old pirates, yes, they rob I ♪ ♪ Sold I to the merchant ships ♪
-Yes! He got it!
-Oh, my God! -♪ Minutes after they took I ♪ ♪ From the bottomless pit ♪ ♪ But my hands were
made strong ♪ ♪ By the hands of the Almighty ♪ ♪ We forward
in this generation ♪ ♪ Mm, triumphantly ♪ ♪ Emancipate yourselves
from mental slavery ♪ ♪ None but ourselves
can free our mind ♪ ♪ Have no fear
for atomic energy ♪ ♪ 'Cause none of them
can stop the time ♪ ♪ How long shall they
kill our prophets ♪ ♪ While we stand
aside
and watch? ♪ -I like it.
-Awesome. -♪ Don't say
it's just a part of it ♪ ♪ You've got to fulfill
the book ♪ -Thank you, God. -♪ Now, won't you help to sing ♪ ♪ These songs of freedom? ♪ ♪ 'Cause all I ever have, ooh ♪ ♪ Redemption song ♪ ♪ So won't you help to sing ♪ ♪ These songs of freedom? ♪ ♪ 'Cause all I ever have, ooh ♪ -He got Reba! -♪ Redemption song ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -Amazing. -What is your name
and where are you from? -Aloha. [ Speaks Hawaiian ]
My name is Kamalei Kawa
'a. I'm 26 years old, and I'm from beautiful
Paukukalo, Maui. -Welcome! -Man, I'm blown away
by your voice. I was listening
for something really specific. I saw them turn around.
I knew you'd be in good hands. -I just want to say I love how
you represent your culture. And I feel like you being on
the show is gonna be great, because you just get to share
that with even more people. That's amazing.
-That's the goal. That's the goal. -Doing "Redemption Song" in front of
millions of people -- it bro
ught something
out of me. It's a very radical song,
and it means a lot to all oppressed peoples
around the world. And I think having you on here
and representing Pacific Islanders,
Indigenous people, Hawaiians, like,
people around the world, I think it's really important
for the show to have. -That's the goal of being here, is to represent
all Native people. I get emotional
talking about it. -Talk about it, man.
-Ah. But... [ Cheers and applause ] My favorite line
from the song is, "Emancipate y
ourself
from mental slavery." -Mm-hmm.
-Yeah. -None but ourselves
will free our minds. Yes. [ Cheers and applause ] -That's all we need
to hear today. Don't let those chains
hold you down. -Straight up, man. -It's up to us to holomua,
as we say in Hawaiian, to move forward
and emancipate yourselves. -Let's go, man.
-Yes! Yes! -You're gonna do amazing
things in this competition regardless
of who you go with. Congratulations.
You're on "The Voice." -Thank you so much.
Thank you. -I couldn't have s
aid it
better, Chance. I love that you
represent your people. I love Maui. That song
touched my heart. I knew that I had
heard it before, but not like the way
you sang it. -I appreciate that.
Thank you so much. -It's something about you being
so proud of your heritage and carrying on the ways of
your people that, I don't know, it just came through
in that song. It was very spiritual
to me. -Thank you.
Mahalo. -And that's why
I turned around. Best of luck to you, and I'm so glad
you're on "The V
oice." We need folks like you. -I appreciate you all so much.
Thank you, thank you. -Well, Kamalei, we were all
moved by your performance, and you have a choice
between two wonderful people who could coach you. Who do you pick
as your coach? [ Audience shouting ] ♪♪ -What do you think? -I have no idea. -Reba, I love you.
You're the queen. -Thank you.
-Chance, I love you, too. You're also the man. I'm gonna have to choose... Team Chance. -Ohhhh! Let's go! -You did good. -Oh, my God! -I'm sorry, R
eba.
Kamalei is a force. I really think that he's a star.
He has a voice like no other. So the control
was just always there. It felt almost like
a studio recording. -I got this gift for you.
It's a little something. -He's got
a great story to tell... -Come on!
Comments
This show definitely needs more people like him representing cultures that are dying out.
There is a new Bob Marley movie out and we learn a lot of his legacy on modern music and inclusion. Thank you Mr. Marley for bringing talent like this on our American stages
I’ve watched him grow up and has shared his gift of music for a while now in Hawaii. I’m so proud to know him and his amazing Ohana and wish him the best of luck in this competition!!! Congratulations braddah ❤️
a clean, clear vocal infused with tenderness. Great song choice! That falsetto was saweet. Can't wait for his song choices in coming rounds.
What a beautiful tone he has! Loved his voice on this song. This was so spiritual and soothing. Great job!
Yessah Bubba!! Can’t think of a person anymore fit and worthy to represent the state of Hawai’i and the island of Maui. Go gettem 🤙🏽
He’s absolutely amazing and that song’s powerful to listen to and he definitely sang that song like he meant every single word, I love his voice too by the way!
Hulō hulō! hoʻomaikaʻi!
Beautiful Beautiful! What is wrong with these judges? There is something special there!
Such a wonderful performance ! He sounded amazing !
I have started watching this show and there is just something about Chance and what he says, who he chooses, and he is a very needed coach this season. He sees beyond just the song; he sees the artists intentions and what they want to achieve in the auditions! I wish him the best this season!😇
Bro I'm crying, he reminds me so much of Iam Tongi from American Idol 😭
Smooth as butter. Beautiful.
He was good
This was absolutely beautiful!! Idk how some of the judges didn’t turn.
Kamalei, you just put a smile on Bob Marley face he would be so proud
loved it! what an incredible performance
A fine representation of Hawaii from a beautiful Maui ohana. Congratulations Kamalei Kawa'a and best of luck on your huaka'i.
Kamalei's voice is stunning!
Chance is the only one on the panel that actually knows music