Camile Velasco came in ninth place on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series, American Idol.
Camile's debut single is a rendition of the Bob Marley classic, "Guava Jelly"; a collaboration with Grammy Award winning producer, Stephen Marley, recorded in Kingston, Jamaica at Bob Marley’s original home recording studio at 56 Hope Road.
Growing up in Hawaii, Camile was...
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... surrounded by both reggae and island music, as well as the “Aloha” culture. A version of Guava Jelly was popularized in Hawaii by the Ka’au Crater Boys in the 1990’s, making this the perfect re-working of the Bob Marley classic; pairing his son Stephen with Hawaii’s own Camile Velasco. Working with Stephen Marley would have been an honor in itself, but recording in Jamaica at Bob Marley’s original home studio was a life changing experience