http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/islandmele RSS Feed for Island Mele en-us Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:30:00 GMT http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/islandmele/20121223__Go_exotica_for_Christmas_with_Don_Tikis_redhot_release.html "Don Tiki's Hot Lava Holiday Songs" • "A Christmas Wish" http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/islandmele/20121028__Song_collection_conveys_pride_in_Hawaiian_legacy.html "Legacy" by Kapala: The responsibilities of being Hawaiian — a legacy from previous generations to be shared with those who will follow — is the theme of this collection of new original Hawaiian and hapa haole songs. • "Nani Ahiahi" by Agnes Kimura http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/islandmele/20111113__Songs_on_KamakahiInglis_CD_tell_tales_of_Kalaupapas_exiles.html "Waimaka Helelei" » Dennis Kamakahi and Steven Inglis honor the victims of a dark chapter in Hawaii's history with this collection of songs that relate one way or another to the Kalaupapa peninsula of Molokai, where Hansen's disease patients were sent in exile. • "E Ho‘i Mai" by Waipuna http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/islandmele/20111106_Despite_long_song_title_album_heads_short_list_for_pop_charts.html Long anticipated but worth the wait, the Throwdowns live up to expectations as the group -- finally! -- follows "Don't Slow Down," its debut extended-play release of two years ago, with the band's first full-length album. http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/islandmele/20110731_Jazz_quartet_goes_live_Maisel_goes_global_Okami_goes_to_help.html "Nandemo Dekiru/You Can Do It, If You Try" by Alvin Okami & Friends • "Remembrance/Live At The Triple Door" by the Honolulu Jazz Quartet • "In The Moment" by Sarah Maisel http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/islandmele/20110724__Justice_Moon_kicks_off_hip-hop_as_Pimpbot_kicks_up_with_horns.html 'Summertime in Hawaii' / 'Jun-Ken-Po' by Justice Moon • 'Pimpbot' by Pimpbot • 'Black Square' by Black Square http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/islandmele/20110717__Shimabukuro_shows_bro_s_not_ohana_s_sole_talent.html "Write Her a Song" by Bruce Shimabukuro • "We Go to Hilo" by Glen Goto and Friends • "No Ku‘uipo" by Ahumanu http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/islandmele/20110710__Jake_remakes__Cazimero_retunes__Kapono_revels_in_here_and_now.html "Across the Universe," Jake Shimabukuro • "Hula," Robert Cazimero • "Henry," Henry Kapono http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/islandmele/20101203_Island_Mele_Vintage_photos_hallmark_of_Home_DVD.html http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/islandmele/20101126_Lavapalooza_takes_a_turn_on_tiki_sound.html Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine have enjoyed at least a decade of success reworking pop and hip-hop hits as cocktail lounge music -- imagine how, say, "Me So Horny," "She Hates Me" and "Smoke Two Joints" would have sounded if recorded by Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett.