EP50 Landon McNamara

About this episode

Landon McNamara discusses his life as a surfer and musician, sharing insights into his upbringing in Hawaii and his upcoming US tour.

Wazzup Haoles!!! It’s ALOHA FRIDAY AGAIN… We are in WEEK 2 of Playing Reggae Roots Tunes on ALIVE WE RIDE. For today’s Episode, the Surfer, Musician and Hawaiian legend… LANDON MCNAMARA will be calling in today to talk about his music and his life growing up on Oahu, charging huge waves and making beautiful music… LANDON is kicking off his 2026 US TOUR… this week. Landon McNamara was Born and raised on the North Shore of Oahu, Landon grew up inside the mythology of Hawaiian surfing. His father, Liam McNamara, is a storied Pipeline charger and longtime contest director; His uncle is Garrett McNamara – Garret put Nazaré on the world map with his Big Wave Charging off the Portuguese coast. At the age of thirteen… LANDON dropped into a bomb at the 2010 Volcom Pipe Pro The lineup and the crowds on the beach lost their minds as they witnessed this young Hellman sending it at PIPE! By sixteen, he was said to have paddled into the biggest wave ever ridden by a surfer his age at Cortes Bank … And if that wasn’t enough… In 2024… LANDON won the Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational At Waimea Bay. On that historical day He posted a perfect 50-point ride and became The first goofy-footer…

People in this episode

Host: KX FM

Guest: Landon McNamara

Topics covered

• Reggae music
• Hawaiian surfing
• Landon McNamara
• Big wave surfing
• Music career
• Oahu culture

Keywords

• Landon McNamara
• Hawaiian surfing
• reggae music
• big waves
• Oahu
• Eddie Aikau

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Oahu, North Shore of Oahu, Cortes Bank, Waimea Bay

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