Paul Natto is an important footnote in local music history for being the co-writer of Kimo Kahoano’s musical signature, “Aloha Friday.”
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Multi-Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winner Nicholas Keali‘i Lum is the producer and annotator of this highly significant compilation of songs written about areas that share the mountains of west Maui.
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Reviews of the latest releases by Hawaii-based recording artists.
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Singer/musician Duncan Kamakana, son of Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning songwriter Jon Osorio, decided years ago to make his own way in the entertainment business without using the family name. He’s succeeded.
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Although Keola Beamer wrote “Real Old Style” about his grandfather, the song’s lyrics describe other Hawaiian men of a certain time and place as well.
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Keale first broke out as a recording artist as a member of Kaukahi. That was more than 10 years ago.
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Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winners Zachary Lum and Chad Takatsugi are presenting a super-sized 18-song collection of anti-TMT songs inspired by the controversy.
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“Chasing Legacy” is an appropriate title for the first solo album by Kupu Dalire-Na‘auao.
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Hanale Bishop writes and plays in a way that blends traditional American folk music with modern acoustic rock.
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Go Jimmy Go came together in 1996 when Hawaii’s interest in ska — a style of Afro-Caribbean music that predated reggae — was at an all-time high.
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Reviews of the latest music releases with ties to the islands by Star-Advertiser critic John Berger.
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Reviews of the latest releases by Hawaii-based artists.
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Star-Advertiser music critic John Berger shares his thoughts on the latest releases by Storm, Kamaka Kukona and Lea Love.
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Reviews of the latest Hawaii-based artists’ music by Star-Advertiser critic John Berger.
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Reviews of the latest Hawaii-based music releases by Star-Advertiser music critic John Berger.
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Afro-Caribbean rhythms propel an autobiographical account of life in Hawaii that includes fishing, surfing, parties in the backyard, and time to “hang out and cruise with my cousins.”
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“A Timeless Princess” opens July 11 for a limited run in the Mamiya Theatre. It is an important milestone in local theater.
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