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Island Mele: Kapono sings of love, family, friends, travel and Hawaii

Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on February 14, 2019
• Updated on  February 14, 2019 at 5:27 pm
Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on February 14, 2019
• Updated on  February 14, 2019 at 5:27 pm
With his newest album “Welcome 2MY Paradise,” Henry Kapono’s list of lifetime achievements continues to grow. Read More

Island Mele: ‘Kalikoikawai,’ ‘Na Wai ‘Eha’

Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 31, 2019
• Updated on  February 1, 2019 at 6:01 pm
Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 31, 2019
• Updated on  February 1, 2019 at 6:01 pm
Brickwood Galuteria returns with an all-star single, and Na Wai ‘Eha makes a memorable debut with an album by the same name. Read More

Island Mele: Camarillo blends genres, ‘Waiting for the Sunrise’ supports veterans

Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 24, 2019
• Updated on  January 24, 2019 at 5:27 pm
Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 24, 2019
• Updated on  January 24, 2019 at 5:27 pm
The integration of Afro-Caribbean rhythms, hip-hop and R&B with Hawaiian island themes continues with the release of a sweet and smooth song by Maui-born multi-instrumentalist Kamaka Camarillo. Read More

Island Mele: ‘Mr. Chang’ makes impressive return post-Kupa’aina

Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 17, 2019
• Updated on  January 17, 2019 at 5:51 pm
Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 17, 2019
• Updated on  January 17, 2019 at 5:51 pm
Kevin Chang made a significant contribution to the Hawaiian music scene with his band, Kuap’aina. Now he’s back, 15 years later, as a solo artist. Read More

Island Mele: Anthology of 1904 recordings ‘welcome and significant’

Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 10, 2019
• Updated on  January 10, 2019 at 5:59 pm
Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 10, 2019
• Updated on  January 10, 2019 at 5:59 pm
A new anthology of recordings by the Honolulu Students, aka Royal Hawaiian Troubadours, are among the earliest commercially made recordings of Hawaiian music known to exist. Read More
 

Island Mele: ‘Marketplace’ a welcome memento; ‘Humility’ displays mastery

Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on December 13, 2018
• Updated on  December 13, 2018 at 5:43 pm
Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on December 13, 2018
• Updated on  December 13, 2018 at 5:43 pm
“Marketplace,” the first album of Cyril Pahinui’s music to be released after his death, was already on the way when the multi-Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning slack key master died last month. Read More
 

Island Mele: Na‘auao mixes cultures with ‘Keiki,’ Storm returns

By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on December 6, 2018
• Updated on  December 7, 2018 at 8:45 am
By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on December 6, 2018
• Updated on  December 7, 2018 at 8:45 am
Reviews of new music released by Hawaii-based artists by Star-Advertiser music critic John Berger. Read More

Island Mele: ‘Love Doll’ scores; ‘Blues’ a convincing debut

Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on November 29, 2018
• Updated on  November 29, 2018 at 5:05 pm
Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on November 29, 2018
• Updated on  November 29, 2018 at 5:05 pm
If the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts has a Na Hoku Hanohano Award category for comedy albums in 2019, Joe Kingston’s “Love Doll” will certainly be a front-runner. Read More

Island Mele: ‘Holidays’ a delight; ‘Homeless Man’ calls for compassion

Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on November 22, 2018
• Updated on  November 23, 2018 at 4:13 pm
Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on November 22, 2018
• Updated on  November 23, 2018 at 4:13 pm
Hawaii recording artists aren’t releasing Christmas albums at the rate they did 10 or 20 years ago, so Kuana Torres Kahele’s beautifully packaged CD is a welcome seasonal treat. Also, Lee Gonsalves speaks eloquently of the plight of Hawaii’s homeless. Read More

Island Mele: ‘Best of Kalapana’ includes rarities, head-scratching selections

Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on November 15, 2018
• Updated on  November 18, 2018 at 7:25 am
Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on November 15, 2018
• Updated on  November 18, 2018 at 7:25 am
Forty-five years after Malani Bilyeu, Mackey Feary, D.J. Pratt and Kirk Thompson founded Kalapana, the group stands next to Cecilio & Kapono as one of the two biggest Hawaii recording acts of the 1970s. Read More

Island Mele: Keauhou completes voyage; Kaleo Phillips makes solid debut

Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on October 25, 2018
• Updated on  October 26, 2018 at 5:54 pm
Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on October 25, 2018
• Updated on  October 26, 2018 at 5:54 pm
With the release of “Ua Ko, Ua ‘Aina” earlier this month, multi-Hoku Award-winners Keauhou complete a three-year, three-album musical voyage. Also, Maui resident Kaleo Phillips makes a solid first impression with his debut album. Read More

Island Mele: ‘Two Sides to Every Story,’ ‘Constant as the Moon’

Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on October 18, 2018
• Updated on  October 18, 2018 at 5:14 pm
Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on October 18, 2018
• Updated on  October 18, 2018 at 5:14 pm
Old-time island recording artist Alan Thomas makes a welcome return to the local music scene, and Wade Cambern and Tsun-Hui Hung present standards from several locales. Read More
 

Island Mele: Elijah Sky makes strong solo debut

Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on September 27, 2018
• Updated on  September 27, 2018 at 5:20 pm
Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on September 27, 2018
• Updated on  September 27, 2018 at 5:20 pm
Elijah Sky, 27, a member of the celebrated musical Farden ohana, is stepping out as a solo artist in Hawaii after several years working with a reggae group in California. Read More

Island Mele: Herb Ohta Jr. shows mastery; Storm returns

Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on September 20, 2018
• Updated on  September 20, 2018 at 5:14 pm
Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on September 20, 2018
• Updated on  September 20, 2018 at 5:14 pm
There’s an unmentioned note of irony in the title of the new album “Ukulele Hula” as ukulele master Herb Ohta Jr., explores several generations of songs popular with halau hula. Read More

Island Mele: Jake Shimabukuro, Haole Kid Local Boy Blues Project

Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on September 13, 2018
• Updated on  September 13, 2018 at 5:14 pm
Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on September 13, 2018
• Updated on  September 13, 2018 at 5:14 pm
Jake Shimabukuro leads a large group of musicians and vocalists on an imaginative musical odyssey that spans several genres of contemporary music. Read More

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