Common Kings

Common Kings
Origin Orange County, California, United States
Genres Reggae
Years active 2011 (2011)–present
Labels Island Empire
Website commonkings.com
Members
  • Sasualei 'Jr. King' Maliga
  • Taumata Grey
  • Ivan Kirimaua
  • Jerome Taito

Common Kings are an American reggae band from Orange County, California. The band's debut album, Lost in Paradise, was nominated for a Grammy Award.

History

The band comprises Sasualei 'Jr. King' Maliga (vocals), Taumata Grey (guitar), Ivan Kirimaua (bass guitar), and Jerome Taito (drums).[1] They formed while studying at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, and began recording in 2011.[2] After releasing two EPs in 2013 (both of which were top ten hits on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart),[1][3][4] they toured Australia and New Zealand as a support act on Justin Timberlake's 'The 20/20 Experience World Tour' in 2014.[2] They signed to Island Empire Records, who issued the 2015 EP Hits & Mrs., which peaked at number 2.[1][3]

Their 2017 album Lost in Paradise received a Grammy Award nomination in the Best Reggae Album category,[5] and topped the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. Their 2018 EP, One Day, reached number 2 on the chart.[3]

Discography

Albums, EPs

  • #Weontour Soundtrack EP (2013)
  • Summer Anthem EP (2013)
  • Hits & Mrs. EP (2015)
  • Lost in Paradise (2017)
  • One Day EP (2018)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kellman, Andy "Common Kings Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved August 24, 2018
  2. 1 2 Garcia, David (2015) "Common Kings Became OC Reggae Royalty By Never Resting on Their Laurels", OC Weekly, October 2, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2018
  3. 1 2 3 Jackson, Kevin (2018) "Common Kings debuts at two on Billboard", Jamaica Observer, August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018
  4. ↑ "Common Kings", billboard.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018
  5. ↑ "Meet the Nominees: Common Kings", grammy.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018
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