Aloha mai!I'm sorry this is a little late -- I've been very busy (including having my house tented!). I may be doing only one page per month for the rest of the year instead of my usual two. Please stay tuned, 'cause I will continue to bring you the latest info on Hawaiian music!
Punahele Productions announced that they will be issuing as special compilation featuring hits from all 3 Keali'i Reichel CDs, as well as Kekuhi Kanahele's and Uluwehi Guerrero's. The compilation will also feature new material from CD. Should hit the stores November 17!
For those ho will be in town on Thursday, October 29, please stop by and celebrate a special birthday with a very special woman, Auntie Genoa Keawe, at her "birthday party" performance at the Hawaiian Regent. Starts about 5:30-6 p.m.
Recordings
3D (Del Beasley, Dwight Kanae, and David Kahiapo), In Living Color (Pono Records PRH009CD). I had heard a cut off this CD on the radio, an uninspired rerun of Time in a Bottle (why bring _that_ one back?), as was prepared to not care for the whole CD. But actually, I found it surprisingly good -- albeit with some off song choices. Del, Dwight, and David (who released his first CD under the name Kawika Kahiapo) make nice music together. Their individual styles blend to make a pleasing whole -- it's obvious that Del is the mastermind behind the biting Aloha No More (also, thankfully, getting local airplay), which could be the 90s "Waimanalo Blues." "Kalena Kai" is simply dreamy, and there's another potential local hit in Keao NeSmith and David's Huaka'i Hele. If you can program your CD around the pop remakes (including "Fire and Rain" - again, why, when these guys can add their stamp to traditional songs and write good contemporary Hawaiian songs?), you may really like this CD.
Randol K. Ngum, Kawehi A Ku'u Kino (Kawai Records KCD 4010). I first heard Randol sing on a compilation of songs by noted local kumu hula, and I recall being impressed even then with his voice. Think Manu Boyd, with less vibrato. He lives up to his potential in his first solo CD, showcasing an all-original Hawaiian music CD, touted as being "especially for hula." This is the type of CD that appeals to me personally, as Randol takes the Hawaiian music genre and plays with it, giving each song a clear, distinctive voice without losing its essential Hawaiian soul. It is reminiscent of the first Kekuhi Kanahele CD (although not quite as stunning as that extraordinary debut). Songs here include a sung 'oli, "Ko Ma'i Uluhua," the dramatic "Ua 'Ike 'Oe," the sweet "Ku'u Joie de Vivre" (really a lovely song for hula auana), and "E Ku" and "Spectre de la Rose." Produced by Ken Makuakane.
--Susan
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