Typical Hawaiians - comprised of members Bruce Zulueta, Tazra Vegas, and Thomson Enos - has been in Hawai'i's music scene since 1996. This young and charismatic group was only the second band to achieve Hawai'i's highest award for music created within the reggae genre. They are respected both as lyricists and instrumentalists, evident in the music on their recordings. Because of this, they were called upon to perform as the back-up band for internationally known reggae star Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey (former lead singer of Messenjah).