Podcast #044 8/27/06, rough translation:
Greetings everyone, this is Keola and mahalo for listening to the Nahenahe.net podcast #44. Today is Sunday, August 27, 2006. Wow, a month has passed since I released my last podcasts, my deepest apologies, my friends, things have been very busy at home and at the office, so I have had no free time to write and release a podcast. I have not yet spoken with Amy Hānaiali‘i Gilliom about including some some songs from her new CD in the podcast or interviewing her, but hope to speak with her this week. If we do indeed speak, I will try to do a new podcast next.
There is plenty of news right now. This is a reminder to singers, instrumentalists and labels – the deadline to submit your entries for the 2007 Grammy Awards is September 1, this Friday. If your release came out after October 1, 2005 and has been released or will be released before September 31, you must submit the name of your CD before September 1. If your release comes out between September 1 and September 31 and you don’t submit it now, you will not be able to enter it next year.
I’d also like to remind everyone about the Hawaiian music conferences to be held in Kona, O’ahu and Maui in the coming months. The first will be held in Kona at the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort on October 7. The registration form is available on Nahenahe.net, or you can call Skylark Rossetti (808) 935-2180 or Bonnie Ryder at the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts at (808) 235-2494 for more information. Frank Hewett, Keli‘i Tau‘ā, Bill Ka‘iwa and Kenneth Makuakane will discuss songwriting, Bill Meyer, a lawyer famous for his knowledge of music and copyright law, and Kenneth will discuss the business of music; Gaylord Holomalia, Charles Michael Brothman and Sonny Lim will talk about recording music. I will be speaking on the panel that discusses promotion of your music along with Auntie Maria, Tim Mathre and Jodi Brotman. For people on O’ahu, the conference will be held November 11, and on Maui on January 27, 2007. Don’t be slow, register now!
On Friday, my class on the history of Hawaiian music at UH-Hilo was visited by two of Hawai‘i’s finest musicians – Kāwika Kahiapo and Brother Noland. They talked about their youth, learning music, the importance of music in their life, and community service. The class was extremely excited by their talk, and I hope to perhaps put their talk in a future podcast. But for today, I would like to feature the music of these fine and gracious musicians in this podcast.
Kāwika Kahiapo has released two solo CDs, but he has performed on many CDs, including recordings by Palani Vaughan and Nā Leo Pilimehana. He is a close friend of Jack Johnson, and is also Jack’s slack key instructor! My favorite song by Kāwika is from his first solo CD, entitled ʻĀlana. This song, Kuʻu Pila Oha, was written by Kawika’s cousin Keao NeSmith, and Kāwika wrote the music.
Play “Ku‘u Pili Oha” by Kenneth Makuakāne
Kāwika’s name may not be well known to the general public and people who listen to the radio, but he is well known and highly respected by everyone in the Hawai‘i music industry. His outstanding CD ‘Alana can be bought on his website, along with his second CD, “One Heart, One Voice” as well as some other CDs he has played and sung on. The debut CD of a new group, Kaukahi, which features Kāwika will be released in October, and I will play some music from that CD when it is available.
Brother Noland is the other musician who visited my class on Friday. His is famous for playing and singing contemporary music, but he also is very good with Hawaiian music as well. His latest CD is entitled Mystical Fish, and I previously played music from this CD in a podcast. However, I would again like to thank him by playing a song from this CD. His music can also be heard in the new movie which is now in theaters, entitled “Snakes On A Plane.” So here is “Do You Feel Like You Free”…
Play “Do You Feel Like You Free” by Brother Noland
And for my last announcement, this is a reminder to folks on O‘ahu that Steven Espaniola will be performing at several locations on O‘ahu this week. Please check the announcements on Nahenahe.net and Steven’s website calendar for more information. To close this podcast, I will play Steven’s singing of his composition for his wife, Hōkūlani.
Play “Hōkūlani” by Steven Espaniola
That’s all I have for you this week, my friends. Until we meet again next week, take care.
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