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Music Style - Mixture of Traditional and Classic Contemporary Hawaiian Music
If you ever wanted to experience a live concert with some of the greatest Hawaiian
Musical Artists of all time, the Waimea Music Festival is the CD for you. Recorded in
1974, this CD contains classic performances by Gabby Pahinui and his band, Auntie Genoa, the Sunday
Manoa (Peter Moon and the Brothers Caz), Sonny Chillingworth, and several other notable performers.
Studio recordings are fine, but there is nothing quite like listening to Hawaiian Music live.
Panini Records brought in one of the best recorders of live music available, the Wally Heider
Recording Crew from Los Angeles. The results are phenomenal.
Whenever I put this CD on, I feel like I'm sitting in the audience. When the music gets lively,
the audience really whoops it up Hawaiian Style. Put on some headphones, close your eyes, and
you'll think you're right there. You can hear the audience yelling out requests, cheering on
their favorite performers, and suckin' it up.
There are so many classic meles on this CD that its hard to pick out a favorite. On of
my favorite slack key guitar classics of all time, simply called
Slack-Key Instrumental #2, is played by Fred Punahoa while people in the audience
yell out 'play it on, brudah', 'suck em up!'. Gabby's Hawaiian Band jams through some
of their all-time classics including Livin' on a Easy, Hiilawe, and
Panini Pua Kea. When Na Leo O Nuuanu plays Maori Brown Eyes, I'm in
Hawaiian Music heaven. I love this mele. The Sunday Manoa provide 3 classics including
the absolutely beautiful A Hawaiian Lullaby (Remember 'Where I live, there are Rainbows'?).
Uh, oh, there I go again...gotta love this one too!
Of course we can't forget Sonny Chillingworth whose unforgettable deep voice graces us with
3 meles including the Portuguese Folk Song and Waimea Cowboy. The CD ends
with a number of meles by the greatest Hawaiian female performer of all time, Auntie Genoa
Keawe. No one can hold a note like Auntie Genoa, and she proves it in Mama E.
I'd be passed out and in the emergency room on a resuscitator if I tried to hold a note like that!
Her music is so fun to listen too and is backed with such lively slack key that it gets you ready
to dance in the aisles. Kuu Lei Hoku is one of my favorites. Look out, I'm getting
happy feet...I have this mele playing right now as I type this review.
The CD contains the following:
This music collection was originally released as a double album and provides you
with an hour and 12 minutes of some of the best live Hawaiian Music you will ever hear.
This is a 5 coconut CD, an excellent addition to your Hawaiian Music collection.
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5 Coconuts - These CD's are must have CD's that every Hawaiian Music fan should have in their collection. They are classics that you will play over and over for years. The quality of the music is excellent. |
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4 Coconuts - These CD's are highly recommended. Although they are not necessarily classics, most Hawaiian Music Fans will really enjoy them. |
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3 Coconuts - These are CD's that some people will love, but others will not care for as much. Overall, though, they contain good quality music and are a nice addition to your collection. |
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2 Coconuts - These are good CD's, but won't appeal to everyone. |
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1 Coconut - These CD's would only appeal to a small percentage of people... like the artist's auntie ;-) |
Because a large percentage of our e-mail are requests for CD recommendations, our reviews will typically focus on CD's ranked 4 and 5 coconuts, with a few 3 coconut CD's sprinkled in.