The Katinas, an award-winning contemporary Christian pop-rock group, are five brothers whose vocals are smooth like jazz, with instrumentals that pump your endorphins.
They’ll bring their unique mix for two concerts Monday to Monte Vista Chapel in Turlock. Quimi, a Modestan who had her first CD produced by the group, will share the stage. The evening will include a lineup of Christmas tunes and songs from The Katinas’ recently released CD, “Still.”
The brothers — Sam, 42; Joe, who turned 39 Thursday; twins James and John, 36; and Jesse, 34 — were born in Southern California when their Marine father was stationed at Camp Pendleton. They moved to American Samoa, their parents’ home country, after their father’s military service was complete.
Together with their older brother, Dave, they began a worship band. Dave was called to pastor a church in Hawaii, while the five others eventually signed with a record label and moved to Nashville. They live with their wives and 16 children, with an 17th on the way, within 10 to 15 minutes of one another.
On Thanksgiving and Christmas, the family gathering includes the brothers, their wives and children, and some cousins and their families — “quite a wild madhouse,” one said.
