Justin Young started making music at a very young age. He made his first album on a karaoke machine when he was in the 8th grade. Over the next few years he became a powerhouse in the Hawaiian Music scene. Recently, he has moved to the mainland in an effort to reach a more mainstream [...]
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Israel “Iz” Ka?ano?i Kamakawiwo?ole (May 20, 1959 June 26, 1997) (pronounced [ka?maka?vivo??ole]) was a Hawaiian musician.He became famous outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future was released in 1993 with his medley of “Over the Rainbow” and “What a Wonderful World”, which was subsequently featured in several films, television programs, and commercials.
Kamakawiwo?ole was nicknamed “The [...]
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This week Fiji’s new album Indigenous Life is reviewed by John Berger in his weekly Island Mele. John also reviews re-releases by K. Lake Trio and Ed Kenney.
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New this week in Hawaiian music releases:
Henry Kaleialoha Allen- released “Mauna Kea Hawaiian Steel Guitar” on Rainbow Records. You can learn more about his upcoming performances on his website: www.henrykallen.com. Also, new this week “Ho’i Mai ‘O Agnes” by Agnes Kimura and “Hawaiian Steel Volume 5″ by Duke Kaleolani Ching
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Hoku Zuttermeister sings Ola’a Beauty from his ‘Aina Kupuna album.
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Last night the 31st Na Hoku Hanohano awards show took place at the Hawai’i Convention Center. The biggest winner was 33 year old self-taught musician Hoku Zuttermeister. Napua Greig won for female vocalist of the year for her debut album “Pihana. The awards program will be rebroadcast at 5:30PM and 10:30PM on Saturday June 21st [...]
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This week John Berger reviews the new release from the winners of the 2007 Ka Himeni Ana singing contest, Manoa Voices. He also reviews the third release from Herb Ohta Jr and Daniel Ho entitled 2 To Three Feet:
‘Ukuleles in Paradise 3.
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This week John Berger reviews a Among My Hawaiian Souvenirs, a remaster by Michael Cord’s HanaOla Records of Genoa Keawe recordings, ‘Aina by Peter Apo and the Rainbow Nation Band, Upflow by Brad Watanabe, and Take Me Back To the Islands Vol. 7, another Jawaiian compilations by Vizzun.
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This week John Berger from the Honolulu Star Bulletin reviews a new album release by Dani Girl (Waring) entitled It’s About Time, and a fund raiser project for ‘Iolani School called Live at the ‘Iolani School Fair Vol. 1 in his Island Mele column.
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Jerry Afemata, AKA J Boog, was working in a oil refinery in Southern California when a coworker helped him get his music heard at South Pac Entertainment. Now, residing in Makakilo, J Boog is becoming one of the most popular artists played on local airwaves. J Boog’s debut release, Hear Me Roar, is a mixture [...]
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