Anuhea

by Jason Birchmeier
Anuhea is a Hawaiian contemporary singer/songwriter with an island style who made her debut in 2009. She cites Bob Marley, Jack Johnson, India.Arie, and Jason Mraz among her primary influences. Born Rylee Anuheake'alaokalokelani Jenkins (aka Anuhea Jenkins) on December 10, 1985, on the island of Maui, she made her eponymous album debut in 2009 with Anuhea on the One Hawaii Music label. The song "Right Love, Wrong Time" was highlighted as single of the week on iTunes and garnered a lot of attention for Anuhea. The album was a big hit on the Billboard Top World Music Albums chart.