Eli Smart: the story and songs to start with

Eli Smart’s Aloha Soul sits between Kauai and the UK

Eli Smart is a Hawaiian singer-songwriter whose work is rooted in Kauai and shaped by time in Liverpool and London. The supplied interviews describe a family steeped in music, a hometown ukulele-and-record shop, and a self-named style he calls Aloha Soul. They also show him treating collaboration as central, from making music with friends on the island to working with producer Gianluca Buccellati. This profile points to an artist building songs from home, travel, and community, while keeping the focus on process and connection. For a starting point, hear the tracks Highschool Steady and Done Me from the catalog.