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The Sha La Das

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2018 - Love in the Wind

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American

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R&B

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2016

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2016 to Present...

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Harmony is a family affair for the Sha La Das, a vocal quartet whose music is steeped in R&B and doo wop tradition while also adding elements of '60s soul, rock & roll, and psychedelic pop to create a sound that is moody but lush and soulful. Featuring a veteran harmony vocalist and his three sons, two members of the Sha La Das have worked with retro-soul artist Charles Bradley before a producer was knocked out by their close family harmonies and convinced them to record as headliners. They made their debut with a 2016 single before moving on to a full-length album two years later.

The Sha La Das story begins with William Schalda, Sr., who hailed from Brooklyn, New York and grew up with a love of music. Schalda was a gifted singer and developed a passion for vocal harmonies, and in the early '60s, teenaged Schalda was a member of the Montereys, a popular local doo wop group. While Schalda cut a pair of singles with the combo, neither made an impression on the national sales charts, and in 1968 the Montereys split up. In time, Schalda gave up his career as a vocalist to raise a family, but music was always a presence in the Schalda household, and he taught his sons the fine art of harmonizing as he sang on the stoop of their Staten Island home and the kids joined in.