{"title":"Hawaiian Slack Key","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-bind=\"visible: !editingText(), html: bioPartOne\" class=\"bio-text\"\u003eStarted by pianist \u003ca title=\"George Winston Artist Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.valley-entertainment.com\/collections\/george-winston\"\u003eGeorge Winston\u003c\/a\u003e's goal to record both the musicians who have \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-bind=\"visible: !editingText() \u0026amp;\u0026amp; moreText(), html: bioPartTwo\"\u003einfluenced his music and musicians whose music he felt needed to be preserved for future generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"various-artists-ki-hoalu-christmas-hawaiian-slack-key-guitar","title":"Various Artists - Ki Ho'alu Christmas: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n  \u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=600319678\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingcatrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/ki-hoalu-christmas-hawaiian-slack-key-guitar\"\u003eKi Ho'alu Christmas: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar by Various Artists\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis album brings together many of Hawaii’s celebrated Slack Key masters in a unique seasonal collection. While chestnuts seldom roast on an open fire in the Islands, and Christmas is only white atop Mauna Kea, this holiday collection will warm hearts and wish a Hawaiian-style Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas) to people everywhere. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing performances by Keola Beamer, Ledward Kaapana, Moses Kahumoku, Cyril Pahinui, Bla Pahinui, Barney Isaacs \u0026amp; George Kuo, Dennis Kamakahi, Ozzie Kotani, George Kahumoku, George Kuo, Cindy Combs and Joanie Komatsu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e2-HSK-19001DC\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hawaiian Slack Key","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":30674628804677,"sku":"2-HSK-19001","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3 Album","offer_id":31137784561733,"sku":"2-HSK-19001D","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV Album","offer_id":31137784692805,"sku":"2-HSK-19001L","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/6410\/products\/Ki_Ho_alu_Christmas_Hawaiian_Slack_Key_Guitar.jpg?v=1570909740"},{"product_id":"various-artists-hawaiian-slack-key-christmas","title":"Various Artists - Hawaiian Slack Key Christmas","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n  \u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2836032624\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingcatrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/hawaiian-slack-key-christmas\"\u003eHawaiian Slack Key Christmas by Various Artists\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing many of today’s top Hawaiian Slack Key guitarists, \"Hawaiian Slack Key Christmas\" adds the perfect Hawaiian touch to your holiday season with eleven instrumentals and three vocals, each performed in the intimate kï hö’alu (Slack Key) style. From the bouncy joy of fun songs like \"Jingle Bell Rock\" to the passionate beauty of \"The First Noel\" these timeless classics of standard and Hawaiian songs will fill your heart with aloha for many Christmases to come.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes performances by Cyril Pahinui, Ozzie Kotani, Moses Kahumoku, Led Kaapana, Keola Beamer, George Kuo, Dennis Kamakahi, Bob Brozman, Cindy Combs, Bla Pahanui, George Kahumoku, Leonard Kwan, Joanie \u0026amp; Ruth Komatsu. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-column a-span6\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"width: 23px; display: inline-block;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 1. Jingle Bell Rock - Ozzie Kotani\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-column a-span6 a-color-alternate-background\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"width: 23px; display: inline-block;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e 2. 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O Come All Ye Faithful - James \"Bla\" Pahinui\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-column a-span6\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"width: 23px; display: inline-block;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e 11. Holy! Holy! Holy! - George Kahumoku\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-column a-span6 a-color-alternate-background\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"width: 23px; display: inline-block;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e 12. We Wish You Merry Christmas - Leonard Kwan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-column a-span6\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"width: 23px; display: inline-block;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e 13. 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When I play music I always think of my dad, Atta, and Sonny. I’m so thankful for what I learned from them in my younger days. When I play music or teach, I am just sharing with others what I learned from them.”  - \u003c\/em\u003eCyril Pahinui \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eHE’EIA is Cyril’s third solo album for Dancing Cat, following 6 \u0026amp; 12 STRING SLACK KEY, and NIGHT MOON (PO MAHINA). He has also recorded an album of pure duets on Slack Key guitar with acoustic steel guitar master Bob Brozman, FOUR HANDS SWEET \u0026amp; HOT, for Dancing Cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2-HSK-19033\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hawaiian Slack Key","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":31125517107269,"sku":"2-HSK-19033","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"MP3 Album","offer_id":31125517140037,"sku":"2-HSK-19033D","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV Album","offer_id":31125517172805,"sku":"2-HSK-19033L","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/6410\/products\/Cyril_Pahinui_-_He_eia.jpg?v=1576538241"},{"product_id":"cyril-pahinui-night-moon-po-mahina","title":"Cyril Pahinui - Night Moon (Po Mahina)","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n  \u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=942783338\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingcatrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/night-moon-po-mahina\"\u003eNight Moon (Po Mahina) by Cyril Pahinui\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter his Nä Hökü Hanohano Award–winning debut album 6 AND 12 STRING SLACK KEY, his first album for on Dancing Cat, Cyril returns with a second stunning mix of twelve Hawaiian standards––seven played as Slack Key instrumentals and five with his warm, heartfelt vocals accompanied only by his guitar. On PÖ MAHINA (NIGHT MOON), Cyril weaves musical magic evocative of a moonlit night in Hawai’i. Once more, he displays why he is considered one of Hawai’i’s greatest Slack Key guitarists in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2-HSK-19032\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hawaiian Slack Key","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":31125666627653,"sku":"2-HSK-19032DC","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3 Album","offer_id":31125666660421,"sku":"2-HSK-19032D","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV Album","offer_id":31125666693189,"sku":"2-HSK-19032L","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/6410\/products\/Cyril_Pahinui_-_Night_Moon_Po_Mahina.jpg?v=1576547317"},{"product_id":"cyril-pahinui-6-12-string-slack-key","title":"Cyril Pahinui - 6 \u0026 12 String Slack Key","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n  \u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2121375550\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingcatrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/6-12-string-slack-key-guitar\"\u003e6 \u0026amp; 12 String Slack Key Guitar by Cyril Pahinui\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eCyril, son of the legendary Slack Key guitarist and entertainer Gabby \"Pops\" Pahinui, was born and raised on the island of Oahu, in the small town of Waimanalo.  Cyril first started tinkering with a guitar at the young age of seven.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\"At the Pahinui homestead in Waimanalo, we often had backyard parties with `Pops' and `Ma', my brothers and sister, aunties and uncles and many friends,\" Cyril remembers.  \"We would play music until the wee hours of the morning.\"  One of Gabby's best friends who was often there way the late great Slack Key guitarists Atta Isaacs, who was also one of Cyril's main influences.  Both Atta and Cyril are two of the greatest improvisers in the history of Slack Key.     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eWhen Cyril was 14 he used to hitchhike into Waikiki where he'd sneak into the balcony at the Queen's Surf Barefoot Bar to hear his dad play.  It wasn't long after that Cyril got the opportunity to begin performing with Gabby.  Cyril started performing professionally at 15, though he had to get written consent from his parents to play in clubs around Waikiki, where he would make up to $25 per night. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIn 1970 Cyril's musical career was interrupted when he was drafted into the military.  \"Those Southern boys would see my guitar lying around and try to play it, they'd say `Hey Pineapple, what kind of tuning is this?  It don't sound right.' During that time, I got very desperate to hear Hawaiian music.  It's part of me, it's my heritage.\"  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eOnce home again Cyril once again performed with his father and brothers.  He appeared on all four of of Gabby's  Panini Records albums including the 1975 international release, THE GABBY PAHINUI HAWAIIAN BAND with Atta Isaacs, Sonny Chillingworth, Joe Gang and Ry Cooder.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIn 1979, Cyril joined Slack Key guitarist Peter Moon's band.  Cyril recorded four albums with the Peter Moon Band before leaving the group to start his own band,  In 1989 he released his self titled album, CYRIL PAHINUI.  This album led the Na Hoku Honohano Award nominations that year with nine, and he walked away with two for Best Contemporary Hawaiian Album and Best Male Vocalist.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIn 1992 Cyril re-united with his brothers, Bla and Martin, to release an acclaimed album on Private Music entitled THE PAHINUI BROTHERS, with guest artists Ry Cooder, David Lindley and others.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThis is Cyril's first recording entirely solo, and it showcases his powerful and unique guitar stylings, especially on the 12 string guitar, as well as his soulful vocals backed up by just his guitar.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: center;\"\u003e2-HSK-19031\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hawaiian Slack Key","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":31125695529029,"sku":"2-HSK-19031DC","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3 Album","offer_id":31125695561797,"sku":"2-HSK-19031D","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV Album","offer_id":31125695594565,"sku":"2-HSK-19031L","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/6410\/products\/Cyril_Pahinui_-_6_12_String_Slack_Key.jpg?v=1576548629"},{"product_id":"leonard-kwan-kealas-mele","title":"Leonard Kwan - Ke'ala's Mele","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n  \u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1855932756\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingcatrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/kealas-mele\"\u003eKe'ala's Mele by Leonard Kwan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eLeonard Ke'ala Kwan (1931-2000) played \u003cem\u003eki ho'alu\u003c\/em\u003e, Hawaiian Slack Key guitar, for almost 60 years. He was a wonderfully creative artist as well as a trailblazer. Along with late Slack Key greats Gabby Pahinui (1921-1980) and Sonny Chillingworth (1932-1994), he is one of the three most influential Slack Key players in history. A quiet man with great depth of feeling, his personal philosophy of respect for others embodies the spirit of \u003cem\u003enahenahe\u003c\/em\u003e (gentleness). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIn the late 1940s Leonard was one of the first to take the style outside of Hawai'i, and in the 1950s he released some of the first \u003cem\u003eki ho'alu\u003c\/em\u003e singles. In 1960 he recorded his classic first album, SLACK KEY (Tradewinds 103, known as \"the red album\"). This was the first Hawaiian album to feature all instrumental Slack Key tracks. In 1974 he released his second full album, THE OLD WAY (Tradewinds 1128), and during the 1970s he compiled one of the first Slack Key instruction books. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eLeonard was born in Honolulu in 1931. His mother, Rose Hau'oli, sang traditional Hawaiian music. His grandfather, Reverend Ambrose Hau'oli Kaua, directed the choir at Glad Tidings Church. \"When I was about six,\" Leonard says, \"I'd listen to him sing the scale and go around singing it too.\" He also started picking out tunes by ear on the piano at his aunt's house. At around the age of ten, Leonard began to learn 'ukulele and guitar from his grandfather and his uncle, Joseph \"Pete\" Hau'oli. \"The first Slack Key tuning they showed me was Taro Patch (Open G Major, D-G-D-G-B-D, from the lowest to the highest pitched string),\" he says. \"All together I learned at least ten tunings.\" Leonard's favorite tuning is the C Wahine (C-G-D-G-B-D), known among Slack Key players as \"Leonard's C.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eUncle Pete played \u003cem\u003eki ho'alu\u003c\/em\u003e in downtown Honolulu. During World War II, when business was booming, he started taking Leonard with him. \"I got the chance to play with Genoa Keawe, Benny Rogers, Andy Cummings, all the union guys,\" says Leonard, \"so many I forgot. From then on I was hooked.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eLeonard calls this experience one of the most important contributions to his development as a musician. But he also received a solid musical training in the public school system. \"At Kalakaua Intermediate I joined the band and orchestra,\" Leonard recalls. \"I played bass and alto sax. We learned to read music and all the basics. At Farrington High School, Moses Sato, our music teacher, used to let us come in after school for extra instruction in music theory. There were three of us who used to stay all the time. The other two eventually joined the Royal Hawaiian Band.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAt age sixteen Leonard joined Charlie Kaniyama \u0026amp; His Merry Melodeers, a fifteen-piece dance band, as the stand-up bass player. \"I was underage but my mother signed for me,\" he says. \"We played dance music, the popular hits of the day, both Hawaiian and pop.\" Leonard also often filled in with other groups when a bass player was needed. \"I played with big bands like The Torches, lots of smaller combos, and Hawaiian players like Sonny Chillingworth and others.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIn 1957 Leonard recorded his first 45 rpm single, \u003cem\u003eHawaiian Chimes\u003c\/em\u003e (Island Recording Sound 314). About a year later Margaret Williams asked Uncle Pete to record Slack Key for her new Tradewinds label. Instead he recommended Leonard. \"I respected my uncle,\" Leonard says, \"so when he told me to do it, I did it. Gabby had already done his version of \u003cem\u003eHi'ilawe \u003c\/em\u003ewhere he sang and played Slack Key, so I did instrumentals.\" Leonard's first single on Tradewinds, \u003cem\u003e'Opihi Moemoe\u003c\/em\u003e, became a local hit and he became a frequent visitor to the studios. \"All together I recorded about sixty songs with Tradewinds,\" he says. \"Either instrumentals or backing up Linda Dela Cruz, Noelani Kanoho, and others. The way I see it, you might as well make use of what you can while you're living. You can't take it with you. Even if you don't sell, I figure, your children will be proud to hear you on record.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIn the 1980s Leonard left the public limelight. Except for an occasional benefit performance on O'ahu or his mother's home island of Maui, he stayed home, teaching his sons and his grandson how to play Slack Key. In the 1990s he returned to the studio for the first time since 1974 to make a series of solo recordings for Dancing Cat Records, aimed at documenting his entire repertoire. This is Leonard's first release in this ongoing project, and features him playing completely acoustic and solo for the first time. The intimate format allows us to enjoy Leonard's distinctive style to its fullest. It represents a very special event in the career of one of the Slack Key tradition’s most influential and beloved figures. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAlthough Leonard is best known for playing and recording on his uncle's old Gibson F hole electric guitar, on this album he plays a Martin acoustic. Except for the track \u003cem\u003eAkaka Falls\/’Imi Au Ia’Oe,\u003c\/em\u003e played on the electric guitar on his album THE OLD WAY, these are his first solo recordings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eSlack Key guitarists Ledward Kaapana, Peter Moon, George Kuo and many others cite Leonard's recordings, especially \"the Red Album,\" as an influence. Despite this, Leonard says he plays primarily for enjoyment, and the ups and downs of the music business never worry him. \"The music business is like a clock,\" he says. \"The hands might be up at the top awhile, but they'll slide back down again. The main thing is to just keep spinning.\" He is still actively enjoying Hawaiian music, writing new songs and arrangements for Slack Key \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIn 1993 in recognition of his many contributions, Leonard received the Bank of Hawai'i Ki Ho'alu Award from the Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts. 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This groundbreaking album is the first time in the history of Hawaiian music that pure duets of just acoustic steel and Slack Key have ever been recorded. 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A master of Hawaiian Slack Key guitar (Kiho’alu), Led is also featured here playing ‘ukulele and the autoharp with an all-star band, including special guests, Jerry Douglas, Sonny Landreth, Sam Bush, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss Bob Brozman George Winston, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eWALTZ OF THE WIND was recorded in Nashville and includes the poetic title track featuring vocals by Alison Krauss. Although they are musical cousins, this is the first recording combining players from Hawaiian, country and bluegrass music, three uniquely American traditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: left;\"\u003eAs a bonus, pianist George Winston joins Led in a duet of “Fats” Waller’s 1929 \u003cem\u003eHoneysuckle Rose.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e2-HSK-19017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hawaiian Slack Key","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":31127815323717,"sku":"2-HSK-19017","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"MP3 Album","offer_id":31127815356485,"sku":"2-HSK-19017D","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV Album","offer_id":31127815389253,"sku":"2-HSK-19017L","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/6410\/products\/Ledward_Kaapana_-_Waltz_of_the_Wind.jpg?v=1576699878"},{"product_id":"ledward-kaapana-led-live-solo","title":"Ledward Kaapana - Led Live: Solo","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n  \u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=572408350\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingcatrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/led-live-solo\"\u003eLed Live: Solo by Ledward Kaapana\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eBorn in 1948, sixth of ten children, Ledward Kaapana grew up in the remote village of Kalapana on the extreme south shore of the Big Island of Hawai`i. \"We didn't have television or even much radio,\" Led says, \"so we entertained ourselves. You could go to any house and everyone was playing music. Even today when I play \u003cem\u003eki  ho`alu \u003c\/em\u003e(Hawaiian Slack Key guitar), I picture all the \u003cem\u003e`ohanas\u003c\/em\u003e (families) getting together and sharing their songs and their aloha.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eLed's family produced many excellent musicians, including his father George, his mother, the noted singer Tina Kaapana, and his uncle, one of \u003cem\u003eki  ho`alu's\u003c\/em\u003e true legends, Fred Punahoa (you can hear the late Fred Punahoa’s two recorded tracks, \u003cem\u003eSlack Key Instrumental # 1\u003c\/em\u003e (aka \u003cem\u003ePunahoa Special \u003c\/em\u003ewhich Led also recorded on his album BLACK SAND [Dancing Cat Records\u003cem\u003e]\u003c\/em\u003e), and \u003cem\u003eSlack Key Instrumental # 2\u003c\/em\u003e (aka \u003cem\u003eMauna Loa Slack Key\u003c\/em\u003e, which Led also performs on this album), on the compilation album THE WAIMEA MUSIC FESTIVAL [Panini Records], which also has live performances by The Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band, Sonny Chillingworth, Peter Moon with The Sunday Manoa, Na Leo O Nu`uanu [Slack Key guitarist\/ composer Dennis Kamakahi’s first band], and others. Led began experimenting with music at an early age. At around six, he began playing guitar and \u003cem\u003e`ukulele\u003c\/em\u003e, then added autoharp, bass and steel guitar. \"Back then,\" he says, \"no one would tell you what to do. You had to catch on by example.\" This very traditional Hawaiian method stresses \u003cem\u003enana ka maka\u003c\/em\u003e (observe with the eye), \u003cem\u003eho`olohe ka pepeia\u003c\/em\u003e (listen carefully), \u003cem\u003eho`opili\u003c\/em\u003e (imitate someone who has mastered what you wish to learn) and \u003cem\u003epa`a ka waha\u003c\/em\u003e (don't interrupt your teachers, concentrate on what they're showing you).  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eLedward exemplifies the ideal end result of this time-honored instructional method. A strongly motivated musician with an excellent ear, great fluidity, a thorough knowledge of his instrument, a distinctive style and a clearly communicated, highly contagious love for what he does, Ledward Kaapana has been one of Hawai`i's hardest working and most popular guitarists. He began his professional career in the early 1970s with his acclaimed family group Hui `Ohana, which featured his twin brother Nedward on bass, and cousin Dennis Pavao on rhythm guitar, also one of Hawai`i's premier \u003cem\u003eleo ki`eki`e\u003c\/em\u003e (falsetto) singers. Hui `Ohana traveled extensively throughout Hawai`i and French Polynesia, and recorded many albums into the 1980s. 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That's the way I learned to do it.\"  LED LIVE-SOLO, his first solo recording, will please his many fans and will introduce one of Hawai`i's most gifted musicians, his songs and, perhaps more importantly, his aloha to a whole new legion of admirers.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: center;\"\u003e2-HSK-19016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hawaiian Slack Key","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":31127817257029,"sku":"2-HSK-19016","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"MP3 Album","offer_id":31127817289797,"sku":"2-HSK-19016D","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV Album","offer_id":31127817322565,"sku":"2-HSK-19016L","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/6410\/products\/Ledward_Kaapana_-_Led_Live_-_Solo.jpg?v=1576700182"},{"product_id":"hui-aloha-hui-aloha","title":"Hui Aloha - Hui Aloha","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n  \u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=997025174\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingcatrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/hui-aloha\"\u003eHui Aloha by Hui Aloha\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThree of today’s most celebrated traditional Hawaiian musicians and a hot young ‘ukulele player come together in the spirit of aloha on this first group recording in the Dancing Cat Slack Key Masters Series. The warm, spontaneous \u003cem\u003epäna’i\u003c\/em\u003e like (give and take) creates the feeling and perpetuates the legacy of legendary masters of Slack Key guitar. 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Though these are all solo guitar instrumental arrangements, in my performance of the melodies that have lyrics, those lyrics and their sentiment are crucial in my interpretation and delivery of the piece…..its tempo, timbre, and tone. In rendering those tunes that have no lyrics, I feel lyrics are implied…the tunes are talking to me about places and people I know and love, and times in my life that bring cherished memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThis record is a reflection of my development as an artist during a ten year period of some thirty plus years of playing and recording slack key. 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George Winston\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Kui Lee\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Alley Music Corp. (BMI) \/ Trio Music Company Inc. (BMI)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e12. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eŪlili E (The Wandering Tattler Bird) - Dennis Kamakahi feat. David Kamakahi\u003cbr\u003eWritten by George Keahi, Harry Naope \u0026amp; John Noble \u003cbr\u003ePublished by EMI Miller Catalog Inc. 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Their efforts have perpetuated this most wonderful unique musical folk art legacy of Hawaiian culture throughout the world with the highest quality of sound and feeling expressed by the Kiho’alu artists that have been recorded on the Dancing Cat Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Series. Recording with George and Howard were the most demanding and rewarding sessions that brought out the deepest emotional feelings into some special one-time only musical moments that couldn’t be recreated. There were even times when I would fall asleep on the guitar in our late night sessions going into early morning hours. But that made the music even more beautiful and relaxed, especially on the slow romantic songs. Sometimes we would do 20 takes of a song to get different versions and feelings. But when the final editing was done, it was an incredible result. 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