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1 Barney Isaacs & George Kuo
Hawaiian Touch 38026 The pairing of the late Barney Isaacs and George Kuo on the album HAWAIIAN TOUCH, was the firstever recording of pure acoustic steel and slack key guitar duets, and the first release in the Hawaiian Acoustic Steel Ili Puakea 4:10
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2 Bob Brozman & Cyril Pahinui Four Hands Sweet and Hot
Four Hands Sweet and Hot 38048 Dancing Cat continues its series of pure slack key and acoustic steel guitar duets with the first CD to bring together the talents of slack key master Cyril Pahinui and acoustic steel master Bob Brozman. This unique album
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3 Bob Brozman & Led Kaapana
Kika Kila Meets Ki Hoalu 38031 This all instrumental album is the second in Dancing Cats groundbreaking series of pure acoustic steel guitar and slack key duets. It brings together two masters of their crafts Bob Brozman on acoustic steel and Ledwar
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4 Bob Brozman & Led_Kaapana In The Saddle
In The Saddle 38051 Slack key master Led Kaapana and steel guitar wizard Bob Brozman reunite for a second hardcharging gallop through Hawaiian standards and originals. These 13 songs give the two virtuosos plenty of room to run, which makes IN THE SAD
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5 Bob Brozman Led Kaapana: Kika Kila Meets Ki hoalu
LINER NOTES Bob Brozman Ledward Kaapana KIKA KILA MEETS KI HOALU Ki hoalu slack key guitar is the name for the fingerstyle guitar tradition unique to Hawaii. Predating the steel guitar by a halfcentury, its roots can be traced to the 1830s when the
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6 Cindy Combs Slack Key Lady
Slack Key Lady 38041 Kauais slack key lady, Cindy Combs shares four vocal pieces and eight instrumentals perfected over thirty years of performing, learning and composing. Including classics like Hiilawe , Wahine Ilikea , Kaulana Na Pua and Kuu Ho
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7 Cyril Pahinui
Night Moon Po Mahina 38030 Four years after his Na Hoku Hanohano Awardwinning debut album on Dancing Cat, Cyril returns with a second stunning mix of twelve Hawaiian standardsseven played as slack key instrumentals and five with his warm, heartfelt
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8 Cyril Pahinui 6 12 String Slack Key
6 12 String Slack Key 38010 With a distinctive, almost magical sense of rhythm and improvisation, Cyril Pahinui continues to advance the musical legacy of his father, the late Gabby Pahinui. His striking compositions, powerful interpretations of timele
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9 Cyril Pahinui: 6 & 12 String Slack Key
Cyril Pahinui 6 12 String Slack Key Cyril Pahinui was born April 21, 1950, second to last of ten children of Charles Philip Pops Gabby Pahinui, who remains one of the most popular and best loved figures in Hawaiian music. With both a distinctive touch of
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10 Cyril Pahinui: Night Moon - Po Mahina
LINER NOTES Cyril Pahinui NIGHT MOON PO MAHINA Cyril Lani Pahinui was born April 21, 1950. He grew up in the small town of Waimanalo at the foot of the Ko olau Mountains on Oahus Windward coast. His father, the late Philip Gabby Pahinui 19211980, wa
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11 Dennis Kamakahi Ohana Family
Ohana Family 38043 Dennis Kamakahis second album for Dancing Cat displays his great talents as a composer and slack key guitarist. Also featuring Hawaiian classics, peerless interpretations of the songs of Queen Liliuokalani, and pure duets with h
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12 Dennis Kamakahi Puanea Glow Brightly
Puanea Glow Brightly 38036 Dennis is one of Hawaiis most prolific songwriters, having written over 400 pieces, and is known for his warm, evocative vocals. He is also an extraordinary slack key guitarist. This album showcases his sweet sound, taki
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13 Gabby Pahinui Pure Gabby Hula Records
Gabby Pahinui Pure Gabby Hula Records 567 Instrumentals and vocals accompanied by slack key guitar and ensemble recorded in 1961 and issued in 1978. Virtuoso musician and soulful singer Gabby Pahinui was the founder of the modern Hawaiian Slack Key G
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14 George Kahumoku Jr. Drenched By Music
Drenched By Music 38038 On his first Dancing Cat recording, George plays the 12string guitar in his very own unique Kahumoku family style. George is an accomplished composer, slack key guitarist and teacher of Hawaiian music and culture. This CD also
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15 George Kahumoku Jr. Hawaiian Love Songs
Hawaiian Love Songs Na Mele Hooniponipo Hawaii 38050 On his second Dancing Cat release, George Kahumoku, Jr. plays evocative original songs and soulful interpretations of a variety of beautiful Hawaiian classics. HAWAIIAN LOVE SONGS features both so
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16 George Kuo Aloha No Na Kupuna Love for the Elders
Aloha No Na Kupuna Love for the Elders 38009 On this allinstrumental album of vitage Hawaiian mele songs and original pieces, George Kuo sends his aloha to all the slack key legends, including Ray Kane, Sonny Chillingworth, Gabby Pahinui and Atta
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17 George Kuo Barney Isaacs: Hawaiian Touch
LINER NOTES Barney Isaacs George Kuo HAWAIIAN TOUCH This pairing of Barney Isaacs and George Kuo is the firstever recording of pure acoustic steel and slack key guitar duets, and the first release in the Hawaiian Acoustic Steel Slack Key Guitar Duets se
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18 Hawaiian Slack Key Christmas
Hawaiian Slack Key Christmas 38044 Featuring many of todays 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 intima
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19 Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Masters Collection Vol. 2
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Collection Vol. 2 38046 Dancing Cats second slack key guitar compilation CD draws from the most recent Dancing Cat recordings in the ongoing Hawaiian slack key guitar masters series, including two previously unavail
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20 Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar in the Real Old Style
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar in the Real Old Style Mountain Apple Records MACD 2033 Eight instrumentals and three vocals, all with arrangements for two slack key guitars 1972 TRACKS Real Old Style Pua Lili Lehua Hawaiian Cowboy Kawohikukapulani Guava Tree
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21 Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters - Instrumental Collection
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Instrumental Collection 38032 This allinstrumental, mainly solo, collection of acoustic slack key guitar is a speciallypriced introduction to Dancing Cat Records Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Series. Brought t
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22 Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Instrumental Collection
LINER NOTES Various Artists HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY GUITAR MASTERS INSTRUMENTAL COLLECTION Panini Pua Kea With a distinctive, magical sense of rhythm and improvisation, Cyril continues to advance the musical legacy of his father, the legendary Gabby Pahinui
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23 Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Recordings by Dancing Cat Records
Ki hoalu slack key is the name for the fingerstyle guitar tradition unique to Hawaii. First introduced the island culture by Hawaiian cowboys in the early 1800s, this evocative world music is characterized by a variety of tunings and the wealth of de
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24 History of Slack Key Guitar
History of Slack Key Guitar updated and corrected notes Vintage Hawaiian Treasures Volume Seven HOCD 24000 and HOC 24000 Hawaiian slack key guitar is truly one of the great acoustic guitar traditions in the world. These hi
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25 Hui Aloha
Hui Aloha 38053 Three of todays 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 panai
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26 James "Bla" Pahinui Windward Heart Live Solo
Windward Heart Live Solo 38052 Bla Pahinuis soulful voice and guitar shine through on these classic live, solo performances. The second oldest son of legendary slack key master Gabby Pahinui, Bla is deeply rooted in tradition and distinctively origi
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27 James Bla Pahinui Mana
Mana 38033 Bla is the second oldest son of Hawaiian music and slack key legend Gabby Pops Pahinui. As a former member of the Sunday Manoa, The Gabby Band and the Pahinui Brothers, Bla perpetuates his familys heartfelt commitment to Hawaiian music. O
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28 James Bla Pahinui: Mana
LINER NOTES James Bla Pahinui MANA James Daniel Bla Pahinui was born in 1942 and raised in Waimanalo. He is the secondoldest son of slack key legend Charles Philip Gabby Pahinui. A founding member of The Sunday Manoa, The Gabby Band and The Pahinui Brot
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29 James Bla Pahinui: Windward Heart - Live Solo
Bla Pahinui WINDWARD HEART LIVE SOLO Born in 1942 to the late slack key guitar legend Gabby Pahinui 19211980, founder of the modern slack key era He made the first ever slack key recordings in 1946., and the late Emily Pahinui, Bla was raised in Waim
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30 Keola Beamer Kolonahe From the Gentle Wind
Kolonahe From the Gentle Wind 38047 A gentle breeze is one of the most cherished images in Hawaiian music. On KOLONAHE FROM THE GENTLE WIND, Hoku Award winning slack key guitar master Keola Beamer lovingly performs thirteen of his favorite songs ab
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31 Keola Beamer Mauna Kea White Mountain
Mauna Kea White Mountain Journal 38011 MAUNA KEAWHITE MOUNTAIN JOURNAL is an instrumental diary of Keolas upbringing told through the sweet sounds of his guitar. Each song on this recording paints a vivid image of heart rending moments from Keolas
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32 Keola Beamer Moeuhane Kika Tales From the Dream Guitar
Moeuhane Kika Tales From the Dream Guitar 38006 Keola draws on a Hawaiian heritage that encompasses his deep roots in traditional chant and hula, himeni hymns, the classic royal songs, and modern influences, all of which contribute to his very ori
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33 Keola Beamer Soliloquy
Soliloquy Ka Leo O Loko 38012 For over thirty years, Keola Beamers artistry has helped breathe new life into slack key music while remaining true to the soul of its deeply Hawaiian roots. For his fifth Dancing Cat release, Keola offers nine original
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34 Keola Beamer Wooden Boat
Wooden Boat 38024 Anchored in five generations of one of Hawaiis most illustrious musical families, the talent of Keola Beamer has made him one of the Islands premier slack key guitarists. WOODEN BOAT features original contemporary and traditional m
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35 Keola Beamer: Mauna Kea - White Mountain Journal
Keola Beamer Mauna Kea White Mountain Journal I keep a journal of the things that happen in my life. Moments in time that mean something to me. I tried to write it all in a big black book. I found it hard to hunt for the words, and harder still to writ
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36 Keola Beamer: Moe Uhane Kika
Keola Beamer MOEUHANE KIKA TALES OF THE DREAM GUITAR Keolamaikalani Breckenridge Desha Beamer was born February 18, 1951, in Honolulu. He grew up in Waimea on the Big Island of Hawaii and can trace his roots in Hawaiian music at least as far back as th
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37 Keola Beamer: Moe Uhane Kika
Ledward Kaapana Led Live Solo Born 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 Hawaii. We didnt have television or even much radio, Led says, so we entertai
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38 Keola Beamer: Soliloquy - Ka Leo O Loko
Keola Beamer Soliloquy Ka Leo O Loko For over thirty years, Keola Beamers artistry has helped breathe new life into slack key guitar music while remaining true to the soul of its deeply Hawaiian roots. In many ways, slack key is an individualistic sty
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39 Keola Beamer: Wooden Boat
LINER NOTES Keola Beamer WOODEN BOAT Hemo Da Kope Bean Keola Beamer Guitars Vocals : Keola Beamer Bass : Benny Rietveld Drums : Paul van Wageningen Percussion : Peter Michael Back Up Vocals : Linda Tillery, Melanie Rath, Annie Stocking This is a happy,
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40 Ki Hoalu Christmas
Ki Hoalu Christmas 38037 KI HOALU CHRISTMAS presents holiday classics performed in the Hawaiian slack key guitar tradition by the genres masters. Includes standards as well as Hawaiian Christmas songs. Best Christmas Album 1996 TRACKS PART 1 Do You
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41 Led Kaapana Black Sand
Black Sand 38015 Following his hot duet album with Bob Brozman and an allstar group session in Nashville, slack key master Led Kaapana returns with his first solo studio release for Dancing Cat. Named for the famous beach near his Kalapana birthplace,
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42 Led Kaapana Led Live Solo
Led Live Solo 38008 A guitarist and showman beyond compare, Led Kaapana continues to stretch the boundaries of slack key guitar, dazzling audiences with his fretboard improvisations, wideranging vocals, and animated stage presence. This recording ca
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43 Led Kaapana Waltz of the Wind
Waltz of the Wind 38016 From the heart of Nashville comes an allstar album that serves up a mix of instrumental mastery, contemporary vocals and island music with a bit of southern hospitality. A master of Hawaiian slack key guitar, Led is featured he
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44 Led Kaapana: Black Sand
LINER NOTES Led Kaapana Black Sand The year 2000 marks Led Kaapanas thirtyseventh year as a professional musician. In that time, Leds hard work and easy going attitude have earned him a reputation as one of Hawaiis most beloved traditional musicians.
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45 Led Kaapana: Waltz of the Wind
LINER NOTES Led Kaapana Waltz of the Wind With over twenty albums to his credit and tours of Polynesia, the Mainland, Japan and Europe, Led Kaapana is one of Hawaiis most prolific and beloved traditional musicians. A master of ki hoalu slack key guit
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46 Leonard Kwan Kealas Mele
Kealas Mele 38004 KEALAS MELE is Leonards first release in the Hawaiin Slack Key Guitar Masters Series and contains a harmonious mix of traditional slack key pieces and originals. These are his first solo recordings. The intimate format allows you
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47 Leonard Kwan: Kealas Mele
Leonard Kwan KEALAS MELE Leonard Keala Kwan has been playing ki hoalu , Hawaiian slack key guitar, for over fifty years. He has proven to be a creative artist as well as a trailblazer. Along with late slack key greats Gabby Pahinui and Sonny Chilling
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48 LINER NOTES Bob Brozman Cyril Pahinui: Four Hands - Sweet and Hot
Cyril PaHinui Bob Brozman FOUR HANDS SWEET HOT Hilo E/E Liliu E instrumental Cyril: 12 string in C Major Attas C Tuning CGEGCE, from the lowest pitched string to the highest slacked to B flat Bob: National steel in G Major Taro Patch Tuning D
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49 LINER NOTES Cindy Combs: Slack Key Lady
LINER NOTES Cindy Combs SLACK KEY LADY The music scene on Kauai, though not as well known as those on the bigger and more populated Hawaiian islands, has always produced more than its share of talents. Some, like Ray Kane, Andy Cummings and Bill Kaiwa,
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50 LINER NOTES George Kahumoku Jr.: Hawaiian Love Songs (Na Mele Hooniponipo Hawaii)
George Kahumoku, Jr. HAWAIIAN LOVE SONGS NA MELE HOONIPONIPO HAWAII Hes been called Hawaiis Renaissance man: George Kahumoku Jr., master slack key guitar player, songwriter, worldwide performer, high school teacher, former principal, sculptor, sto
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51 LINER NOTES Hawaiian Slack Key Christmas
LINER NOTES Various Artists HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY CHRISTMAS THE SONGS : Program 1 Jingle Bell Rock instrumental Ozzie Kotani: 6 string steel string guitar in G Major Taro Patch Tuning DGDGBD Though it began life as a simple, Elvisinspired novelty song b
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52 LINER NOTES Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Collection, Vol. 2
LINER NOTES Various Artists HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY GUITAR MASTERS COLLECTION, VOL. 2 Popoki Slack Key instrumental Ray Kane : slack key guitar From the album The title of this beautiful poignant instrumental can mean little cat. Composed by Ray Kane, the e
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53 LINER NOTES Bob Brozman and Led Kaapana: In the Saddle
LINER NOTES LED KAAPANA BOB BROZMAN IN THE SADDLE Were like two kids playing together with our toys, Bob Brozman Since the release of Dancing Cat 38031 in 1997, slack key master Led Kaapana and steel guitar wizard Bob Brozman have performed over fifty
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54 LINER NOTES Dennis Kamakahi: Ohana (Family)
LINER NOTES Dennis Kamakahi OHANA FAMILY This album is dedicated to my father Kenneth Franklyn Kamakahi 1930 1998 Ki hoalu Hawaiian slack key, like traditional music the world over, is firmly rooted in the family. Most of the leading slack key pl
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55 LINER NOTES Dennis Kamakahi: Puaena
LINER NOTES Dennis Kamakahi PUAENA GLOW BRIGHTLY The Reverend Dennis Kamakahi is one of modern Hawaiis most prolific and popular songwriters. A longtime member of ukulele virtuoso Eddie Kamaes group The Sons of Hawaii, Dennis is also well known as a
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56 LINER NOTES Gabby Pahinui
LINER NOTES Gabby Pahinui Pure Gabby Note: this recording is not on Dancing Cat Records, but this information is included here for general interest Notes and Slack Key tunings from Gabby Pahinuis classic and influential recording PURE GABBY Hula Rec
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57 LINER NOTES George Kahumoku Jr.: Drenched by Music
LINER NOTES George Kahumoku, Jr. DRENCHED BY MUSIC George Kahumoku, Jr. is an artist, musician, songwriter/composer, farmer, storyteller, and teacher. He is a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools and of Oaklands California College of Arts and Crafts, wher
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58 LINER NOTES Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar in the Real Old Style
LINER NOTES Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar in the Real Old Style Note: this recording is not on Dancing Cat Records but this information is included here for general interest Slack key tunings and additional notes from Keola Beamers classic and very influ
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59 LINER NOTES Hui Aloha
Hui Aloha Ki hoalu , or slack key, functions in Hawaii as both a personal and a social music. While many of its greatest joys only come out in intimate settings a gentle wakeup song at dawn, a tender courtship serenade at midnight this uniquely Haw
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60 LINER NOTES Keola Beamer: Kolonahe - From the Gentle Wind
Keola Beamer KOLONAHE FROM THE GENTLE WIND One of the most innovative and influential slack key guitarists of the modern era, Keolamaikalani Breckenridge Desha Beamer was born February 18, 1951 in Honolulu. He grew up in Kamuela on the Big Island of Hawa
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61 LINER NOTES Ki Hoalu Christmass
LINER NOTES Various Artists KI HOALU CHRISTMAS Christmas is celebrated in Hawaii with great enthusiasm and elaborate preparations. While some of the activity and music is closely linked to life in late twentiethcentury America, much is also quite uniqu
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62 LINER NOTES Ray Kane
LINER NOTES Ray Kane The Legendary Ray Kane Old Style Slack Key This historic reissue of Raymond Kanes classic first recordings for the Tradewinds label is a must for all lovers of Hawaiian slack key guitar. Each track clearly reveals why Kane is conside
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63 LINER NOTES The Legendary Leonard Kwan The Complete Solo Recordings
LINER NOTES The Legendary Leonard Kwan The Complete Solo Recordings Producing Leonard was the most enjoyable thing I have ever done both for the music and for who he was personally. He was full of endless delightful surprises. He and his music were o
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64 LINER NOTES Various Artists
LINER NOTES Various Artists History of Slack Key Guitar updated and corrected notes Vintage Hawaiian Treasures Volume Seven HOCD 24000 and HOC 24000 Hawaiian slack key guitar is truly one of the great acoustic guitar traditions in the world. These hi
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65 Martin Pahinui HOOLOHE LISTEN
Martin Pahinui HOOLOHE LISTEN 38054 One of Hawaiian musics most gifted vocalists, Martin Pahinui has performed with a host of top artists, including his fathers legendary Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band, The Peter Moon Band, The Pahinui Brothers and sla
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66 Martin Pahinui: Hoolohe
LINER NOTES Martin Pahinui Hoolohe One of Hawaiian musics most gifted vocalists, John Martin Pahinui has performed with a host of top performers, including his fathers legendary Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band, The Peter Moon Band, The Pahinui Brothers, Nin
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67 Moses Kahumoku Hookupu The Gift
Hookupu The Gift 38023 On HOOKUPU THE GIFT, his first solo slack key album, Moses presents brilliant and poignant original songs, as well as powerful interpretations of Hawaiian classics. With his background as a fisherman and farmer, Moses musi
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68 Moses Kahumoku: "Hookupu, The Gift"
LINER NOTES Moses Kahumoku HOOKUPU THE GIFT A powerful improviser, gifted composer and interpreter, Moses Moke Kahumoku was born in 1953 in Honolulu, and was raised in Kalihi on the Big Island. Moses began playing music around the age of five, and like
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69 Ozzie Kotani Kani Ki Hoalu
Kani Ki Hoalu 38013 Kani Ki Hoalu , which translates as The Sound of Slack Key, is a name given to Ozzie when he was studying the Hawaiian language at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Here, on his first national release, he plays both original,
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70 Ozzie Kotani To Honor a Queen
To Honor a Queen E Hoohiwahiwa I Ka Moi Wahine The Music of Liliuokalani 38018 Hawaiis beloved Queen Liliuokalani 18381917 wrote many wonderful songs ideally suited for ki hoalu slack key guitar, Hawaiis beautiful solo guitar traditio
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71 Ozzie Kotani: Kani Ki HoAlu (The Sound of Slack Key)
LINER NOTES Ozzie Kotani Kani Ki HoAlu The Sound of Slack Key Ozzie Kotani is a respected teacher, arranger, composer and accompanist as well as a solo performer. He has played ki hoalu , Hawaiian slack key guitar, for over 20 years, representing it
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72 Ozzie Kotani: To Honor a Queen - E Hoohiwahiwa I Ka Moi Wahine - The Music of Liliuokalani
LINER NOTES Ozzie Kotani To Honor a Queen E Hoohiwahiwa I Ka Moi Wahine The Music of Liliuokalani To compose was as natural to me as to breathe and this gift of nature, never having been suffered to fall into disuse, remains a source of the great
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73 Ray Kane Punahele
Punahele 38001 Widely regarded as the ambassador of slack key guitar, Ray embodies the essence of traditional Hawaiian music. This solo album showcases his sweet, soulful guitar and deep, expressive vocals. TRACKS PART 1 Waianae Slack Key Hula instru
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74 Ray Kane Waahila
Waahila 38002 The Hawaiian slack key ambassador Raymond Kane performs in the old nahenahe smooth style he learned as a child in the 1930s. On his longawaited second album for Dancing Cat, he shares fourteen originals and standards, including instr
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75 Ray Kane: Punahele
Ray Kane Punahele Ray Kane pronounced Kahnay was born in 1925 at Eleele, Kauai. He grew up in Nanakuli on the island of Oahu, the son of a fisherman. At the early age of nine, Ray began to learn guitar from Albert Kawelo and Henry Kapuana, two sl
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76 Ray Kane: Punahele
George Kuo Aloha No Na Kupuna Love for the Elders George Kuo was born November 17, 1955 but his beautiful slack key guitar style dates back a generation or two earlier. My feeling is in the older way of playing from the 1940s, he says. For me, the old
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77 Ray Kane: Waahila
Ray Kane WAAHILA Ray Kane was born October 2, 1925 in Koloa, Kauai. He grew up in Nanakuli on Oahus Waianae Coast, where his stepfather, William Panoke, had a boat crew. Rays mother, Emma Cummings, came from a very musical family that included her
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78 Sonny Chillingworth Sonny Solo
Sonny Solo 38005 A poignant and compelling portrait of one of Hawaiis most influential slack key guitarists. Sonnys legendary acoustic guitar and rich, romantic vocals overflow with island spirit and the music of the paniolo, the Hawaiian cowboy. TRA
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79 Sonny Chillingworth: Endlessly
LINER NOTES Sonny Chillingworth ENDLESSLY When slack key master Sonny Chillingworth passed away on August 24, 1994, Hawaii newspapers carried the story on their front pages and local television aired footage on the evening news. Hawaiian music radio in
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80 Sonny Chillingworth: Sonny Solo
Sonny Chillingworth SONNY SOLO Mele Inoa No Sonny Chillingworth A Name Chant in Praise of Sonny Chillingworth O oe ia e Sonny Chillingworth O ke kupueu oe o ke ki ho alu Hoehoene ana me kahi hoa o ka leo Hoonanea ana hoi i ka lehulehu. Hu wale
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81 Sonny Chillingwoth
Endlessly 38027 The second album from Dancing Cats extensive recording project with the late slack key master, Sonny Chillingworth, this collection of previously unreleased material offers fifteen solo performances in Sonnys peerless style. Hawaiian
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82 The Legendary Leonard Kwan
The Legendary Leonard Kwan HOCD 55000 This first CD reissue of the late Leonard Kwans historic Tradewinds recordings marks an important event for all fans of slack key. Leonards unique and beautiful style is lovingly represented on these legendary trac
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83 The Legendary Ray Kane
The Legendary Ray Kane 52000 Ray Kane is one of Hawaiis National Treasures. His slack key style is almost beyond description. Listen to his early technique on these classic recordings from Tradewinds Records. Ray is playing old style slack key. This i
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