Rudy Love, one of the greatest R&B artists you’ve never heard of, performs with his son, Rudy Love Jr., Friday at Casanova.

On Friday night, Charley’s will host a CD release party for TEOMON. A former ragamuffin rapper with the Kauai-based reggae band The Shakers, TEOMON (he likes all caps) has been spreading inspirational messages for years. With his latest, “Higher Calling,” TEOMON has crafted a catchy, contemporary reggae collection perfect for local radio, and beyond the reef. Singing and rapping, the Maui artist refers to his upbeat music as modern roots dancehall. “I call it conscious, heartfelt reggae with a message,” he says. “It’s more like modern roots. My vocal style is related to dancehall because sometimes I’m rapping. In Jamaica they would call me a singjay. The original reggae rappers were the toasters and they would sing and rap. On some of my songs I rap and sing at the same time. Sometimes I’ll just rap, and sometimes I’ll just sing.