Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Solomon Hoʻopiʻi Kaʻaiʻai (/ ˌ h oʊ oʊ ˈ p iː i / hoh-oh-PEE-ee Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˌhoʔoˈpiʔi]; 1902 – November 16, 1953) was a Native Hawaiian lap steel guitarist. A virtuoso, he was one of the most famous original Hawaiian steel guitarists, along with Joseph Kekuku, Frank Ferera, Sam Ku West and "King" Bennie Nawahi.
Gabby Pahinui was born with the name Charles Kapono Kahahawai Jr. in Lahaina, Maui, Territory of Hawaii, into a struggling family that sold leis. [3] He was later hānaied (informally adopted) with his brother and one of his sisters to Emily and Philip Pahinui, and they were raised in the impoverished district of Kaka'ako in Honolulu in the 1920s ("all tin roofs and kinda falling apart").
After his World War II stint in the U.S. Merchant Marines, he began appearing in films and on radio and television. In his later years he performed regularly in Hawaii before live audiences. In 1928, he was recruited by Sol Ho’opi’i (ho oh pee ee), perhaps the greatest Hawaiian musician of his time, who brought him to Hollywood.
Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole [a] (May 20, 1959 – June 26, 1997), also called Braddah IZ or just simply IZ, was a Native Hawaiian musician and singer. He achieved commercial success and popularity outside of Hawaii with his 1993 studio album, Facing Future.
A 1916 advertisement for the famous play "Bird of Paradise." The Broadway show popularized Hawaiian music to Americans in 1912. Kekuku, also known as Joseph Kekuku’upenakana’iaupuniokamehameha Apuakehau, was born in Lāʻie, a village on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii.
Since the early 1970s, a legend of Rainbow Warriors has inspired some environmentalists and hippies with a belief that their movement is the fulfillment of a Native American prophecy. Usually the "prophecy" is claimed to be Hopi or Cree .
Alice Angeline Johnson (July 24, 1912 – November 1982) was a Hawaiian singer, composer, and member of the Royal Hawaiian Band. Among her notable compositions are "Aloha 'Ia No 'O Maui," "Hanohano Olinda," "Kaulana Ke Kuahiwi Haleakala," and "Ho'okipa Paka." In 2008 she was inducted to the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame. [1] [2]
His band featured the steel guitar, which had a trademark sound, producing tuneful and rhythmic dance music with a strong Hawaiian flavour. Hilo Hattie was a featured performer with The Royal Hawaiian Hotel Orchestra. Beginning in 1935, Owens and his orchestra were featured on the popular Saturday night radio show, Hawaii Calls.