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MP3 Various Artist - Hawaiian Slack Key Kings
15 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Folk Pop, POP: Today''s Top 40
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Rhythm & Roots Records is excited to announce its latest release
The CD is a compilation of 15
Artists who have dedicated a good part of their lives learning,
performing, preserving and perpetuating the Hawaiian indigenous art
form of “Ki-ho’alu” or Slack Key Guitar. These artists include Dennis
Kamakahi, Makana, David Kahiapo, Dwight Kanae, Florent Atem, Paul
Togioka, Michael Kaawa, Glen Smith, Kevin & Ikaika Brown (of
Maui), Albert Kaai, Bobby Moderow, Ledward Kaapana, Danny
Carvalho, North Shore’s Jack Johnson, and the producer of the project
Milton Lau. 12 of the tracks are original compositions while 3 tracks
(Maori Brown Eyes, Sanoe, Nani Wale Lihue/Ke Honi) are classic songs
from past written by others. The CD offers fans of Ki-ho’alu a variety
of songs in the genre from sweet nahenahe ballads to foot stomping and
Rhythmic compositions such as “Maunalua Jam”. For those wanting a
bit of Celtic Makana offers “Na Po’o Ka La” while Michael Kaawa
offers some Spanish flair with “Sepania Slack”. David Kahiapo’s
“Pukalani” is a jazz oriented piece while Ledward Kaapana, Paul
Togioka and Albert Kaai’s selections are more traditional in style.
“Song for Allie”, “Song for Erin” and “Lokelani’s Lullabye are personal
pieces. “Song for Allie” was a composition written by Danny Carvalho
for his pet cat that went to “Cat Heaven” after a long earthly life while
“Song for Erin” was written by Milton Lau for his 14 year old daughter
Erin to celebrate her birthday and admission to Kamehameha Schools
for the 9th grade while “Lokelani’s Lullabye” was a piece composed by
Dwight Kanae for his young daughter Lokelani who lives in Kaneohe.
Finally, friend and slack key fan Jack Johnson offers his composition
entitled “Better Together” that was re-recorded in the studio by
recording engineer and co-producer of the project Chris Lau. “Better
Together” sums up the project quite nicely as the project reflects the
general feeling of all of the participants who contributed to the project
“Together” to make a “Better” product. We hope everyone will enjoy
this project which was truly a labor of love from everyone involved in
the project. “Hawaiian Slack Key Kings” is the third release this year
from Rhythm & Roots Records. Previous releases include Ledward
Kaapana’s “Grandmaster” Slack Key Guitar and Paul Togioka’s “Here,
There, And Everywhere”, Slack Key Guitar. Other recording
projects are scheduled to be released before the end of 2006.
From all of us here at Rhythm & Roots Records……..
Me Ke Aloha Pumehana.
Milton & Chris Lau
Producers
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