 NEWS FLASH! Amy's new CD, Pu'uhonua, hit the stores on June 5. Read the Honolulu Advertiser review of her new release.
Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom is the granddaughter of Jennie Napua Woodd. During the 1930's and 40's Jennie was one of the original Royal Hawaiian Girls who defined America's perception of Hawaiian music and dance at the height of its popularity. While Amy had received years of formal training in European classical music and musical theatre, it was her tutu, Jennie, who inspired her to continue on with Hawaiian music. Recognizing her natural vocal abilities, Tutu arranged for a meeting between the legendary Genoa Keawe and Amy. It was Auntie Genoa that introduced Amy to the ha'i falsetto music style. While her Hawaiian roots were strong, so was her desire to pursue all types of music...the European classical music, jazz, blues, American standards and pop.
From her first album, Hawaiian Tradition, the public responded in the same way. Her acceptance and success, in a genre of music that was waning, confirmed that with the right combination you can introduce a new generation to musical styles that long seemed dormant. Ha'i was not only once again discovered, but enhanced. This music found it's way to her second album, Hanaiali'i. Her fourth album, Nostalgia, displayed her talent in a new light and from a new perspective.
DISCOGRAPHY
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Album: Pu'uhonua
Notes: Amy's latest and finest work, featuring Hawaiian classics, new compositions, and guest appearances by Barry Flanagan, Cyril Pahinui, Ledward Ka'apana and co-producer Ken Makuakane.
Songs: songlist coming... |
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Album: Nostalgia
Notes: Amy and Willie serve up a CD full of hapa-haole and Hawaiian standards that have been translated into Hawaiian and set to swing.
Songs: Lovely Hula Hands, Rock-A-Hula Baby, Waikiki, My Little Grass Shack, Beyond the Reef, The Hukilau Song, Blue Hawai'i, Sophisticated Hula, Kaimana Hila, Sweet Leilani, Tiny Bubbles, Aloha 'Oe |
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Album: Hanaiali'i - Contemporary Hawaiian
Notes: This is Amy's second collaboration with Willie K., and again features their magical pairing as songwriting partners and performers.
Songs: Palehua, KHBC, Malama Mau Hawai'i, Nani Wale Ia'u 'o Waimea, Wahikuli, Pua 'Alani, Ma Mua Paha, Ala Moana Annie, 'O Ke 'Ala o na Pua, Ku'u Pilikua, Wailana, E Lili'u E, 'O Ko'olau Ku i ka Lani |
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Album: Hawaiian Tradition
Notes: Though "Hawaiian Tradition" was not Amy's debut recording, it collaboration with Uncle Willie K. was the one that thrust her into the public conciousness, and established her as the latest in a long line of outstanding Hawaiian female vocalists.
Songs: Hale'iwa Hula, I Ka 'Aina Kaulana, Pohai Kealoha, Hale Ali'i O Waimaka, Ho'i I Ka Punana, I Ali'i No 'Oe, Na Manu O Kalani Nui, Ua Noho Wau I Neia Wahi Kaulana, Lehua'ula, Pili Mai No I Ka Ihu, Hanaiali'i Nui La Ea, Kaulana Wailua A'o Moloka'i, Kihawahine |
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