Singing straight from the soul, funk band Bassel & The Supernaturals have found a home at Shangri La Museum, at least for a little while. The newest additions to Shangri La’s residency program, the band will be performing five times over the course of their stay in Hawaiʻi, and they’ve already sold out a show at HPR’s very own Atherton Studio.
HPR sat down with MC Patrick Childers and frontman Bassel Almadani to learn more about the band and their neo-soul sound, which they describe as midwestern soul combined with Syrian heart.
Links to Bassel & The Supernatural’s Hawaiʻi tour dates can be found on the band’s website. The band will also be presenting a free talk hosted by UH Mānoa.
This story aired on The Conversation on March 24, 2026. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m.
