jdl22
04-29-2004, 03:38 PM
I know there's a few locals here so I thought I would make a request for Hawaiian music reccomendations. My fiance is from Hawaii and I've been introduced to this genre through her. Unfortunately we're currently in long distance relationship and so for me it's good to listen to it and think of her although at times this does nothing but depress me. I already have or have heard these:
IZ - N Dis Life
John Cruz - whatever the cd is called with Island Style
Keali'i Reichel - E O Mai
Keola and Kapono Beamer - can't remember the cd title but it had sweet okole and another hilarious song how the pake man got plenty Lai Chi and the haole got plenty swimming pools and they should share and we should get along, anyway
Hapa - a couple cd's I can't remember anything from
On the IZ cd I like all the songs in Hawaiian as well as Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World. Basically the other English songs all have a super cheesy synthesizer that I'm not a big fan of. I also don't like "Jawaiian" music for similar reasons. So in general I like songs with ukulele or slack key, language isn't so important. I also liked the chanting on Keali'i Reichel's album.
I went to see Jack Johnson at the Kokua festival last January at some arena in town (they moved it from the Kualoa ranch because of rain) and saw Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliam (sp?) and Willie K. They were fantastic. I especially like a song by Gilliam, that I'm told is a classic, about Haleiwa. Any cd reccomendations of either of these artists would be fantastic.
Any suggestions?
IZ - N Dis Life
John Cruz - whatever the cd is called with Island Style
Keali'i Reichel - E O Mai
Keola and Kapono Beamer - can't remember the cd title but it had sweet okole and another hilarious song how the pake man got plenty Lai Chi and the haole got plenty swimming pools and they should share and we should get along, anyway
Hapa - a couple cd's I can't remember anything from
On the IZ cd I like all the songs in Hawaiian as well as Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World. Basically the other English songs all have a super cheesy synthesizer that I'm not a big fan of. I also don't like "Jawaiian" music for similar reasons. So in general I like songs with ukulele or slack key, language isn't so important. I also liked the chanting on Keali'i Reichel's album.
I went to see Jack Johnson at the Kokua festival last January at some arena in town (they moved it from the Kualoa ranch because of rain) and saw Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliam (sp?) and Willie K. They were fantastic. I especially like a song by Gilliam, that I'm told is a classic, about Haleiwa. Any cd reccomendations of either of these artists would be fantastic.
Any suggestions?