KORE IONZ: 2008 Highlights - The Year In Photos Photos: Canh Solo Photography, Paul Owens, Shane, and Kore Ionz
KORE IONZ: Live at Neumo's in Seattle, opening for the Original Wailers
KORE IONZ: Angkor (As We Play) Music Video
Directed by Cranius
KORE IONZ: Satisfy (Extended Intro) Live at Neumo's
Influences
Bob Marley & the Wailers, Toots & the Maytals, Burning Spear, Peter Tosh, Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Carlton Barrett, Jackie Mittoo, Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Third World, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Lucky Dube, the Specials, the Clash, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Peter Moon, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Natural Vibrations, the Toasters, DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash, Public Enemy, the Last Poets, KRS-One, Binary Star, Rage Against the Machine, Gil Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Operation Ivy, Sublime, Bob Dylan, Jaco Pastorius, Frank Zappa, Kraftwerk, the Pixies, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Service Band...the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Che Guevara, Mao Zedong, Siddhartha Gautama, Mahatma Gandhi, Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Lao-Tzu, Pramoedya Ananta Toer...
Sounds Like
reggae, roots, rock, revolution, responsibility, dub, diversity, distortion, hope, unity, unification, understanding, love, passion, emotion, island culture, joy, jamming, rocksteady, one drop, rockers, steppers, skank, shuffle, riddim, lovers rock, dancehall, ska, consciousness, compassion, criticism, charity, community, service, giving, aloha, mahalo, kokua, Hawai'i, Vashon Island, Seattle, Seattle reggae music, Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Antigua, the Caribbean, Bosnia & Herzegovina, the Philippines, Ghana, West Africa, Korea, Japan, acoustic, jazz, blues, soul, Afro-Cuban, third-world, toasting, tribal, chanting, dynamics, music, drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, world, rhythm, groove, and more...
"It's a reminder that music has the power to break through walls, even ones made of steel and concrete at the King County Juvenile Detention Center...the inmates were doused with lyrics of hope such as 'When we fall, we fall forward and relearn to crawl.'"
Kore Ionz plays to detainees inside the gymnasium of the King County Juvenile Detention Center in Seattle on November 6, 2008. Photo: Chris Joseph Taylor, The Seattle Times
Kore Ionz, uniting in Seattle from four corners of the globe, balance roots reggae with dynamic rock and world riddims, perpetuating a conscious message and culture of love. Water for roots. Love of reggae. Fire for rock.
Dedicated to supporting the community, the band is donating a portion of the proceeds from their first album, Half-Hour Revolution, to the Service Board, a Seattle non-profit which provides life-changing programs and opportunites for marginalized youth. Kore Ionz are committed to promoting music as a powerful driving force for the transformation of individuals and communities.
The ethnic makeup of the band represents five continents, with musical backgrounds equally as diverse, resulting in a global sound and culture that is their own. Promoting awareness of social injustice and the need to build a caring intragenerational community, their message is urgent and from the heart.
Hey ya'll. Thanks for the add. I loved your band and had an awesome time at Nectar even though I was trashed and got cut off. (: I would love to see you guys on Maui sometime. Hell yes!
Mahalo for the ADD... for the awesome show you guys put on @ folklife..was so great to see the Kore Ionz Crew in Action..Hana Ho...if ever you need a second Guitar
this is for hema wut up man i love all yalls music im michelle schwartz son and steve moores son or tammi woodalls nephew but im tryn to go to 1 of ur shows im in texas now i got all the texas homies bumpn ur muzic ill be there on jun 4th i wanted to see u guys at folklife my homies i talkd to them they said they watchd u jam it out but keep the love goin
Happy earth day birthday Mr. Pak!! The show was a hoot! I loved when Amy came on stage with the cupcakes, brought a little tear to my eye. :) She's the cutest thing! Baby Pak is so lucky to have the 2 of you. Cant wait till the next show! But lets not wait till then,much love!! xoxo
hi pak ! :) hope all is well
well for the most part all i can
say is me and twin have been very
very busy, schedules blowing up
soo sorry but hope the others are
showing up still and doing great (:
Sup Mista Pak! Long time no talk, Im gonna try come up for Katchafire next weekend, but I dunno if I can make it up for Earth Day. I'll holla if cans. Otherwise, roll through Ptown and you gotta place to stay fo shua! Aaaaloha
