Hawaiian Masters Collection Vol 2

Product Description
Volume Two Of Great Old Style Songs (Singing)

Hawaiian Masters Collection Vol 2,Various Artists

Average customer rating: Love it Delicious! beautiful 2006 GRAMMY WINNER!!! Please, more slack key without vocals!!!

Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Collection, Vol. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Windham Hill Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Hawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Pacific Islands | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Black Sand Slack Key Guitar Volume 2 6 & 12 String Slack Key Soliloquy: Ka Leo O Loko ASIN: B00000JJMW Release Date: 1999-07-27

Tracks:

1. Popoki Slack Key - Ray Kane
2. Ulili E - Dennis Kamakahi/David Kamakahi
3. Hilo E/E Lili'u - Cgril Pahinui/Bob Brozman
4. Liloa's Mele - Sonny Chillingworth
5. Radio Hula - Led Kaapana & Friends
6. Imi Au La 'Oe - Keola Beamer
7. Pu'u Anahulu - Kamakahi/Kuo/Pahinui Hawaiina Slack Key Band
8. Hurrah Lani Ha'a Ha'a - Cgril Pahinui
9. Maori Brown Eyes - James 'Bla' Pahinui
10. Wahine 'Ilikea - Dennis Kamakahi
11. Lei 'Awaphui (Yellow Ginger Lei) - Bob Brozman/Led Kaapana
12. The Beauty Of Mauna Kea - Keola Beamer/George Winston
13. Mai Poina 'Oe La 'U (Not To Be Forgotten) - Sonny Chillingsworth
14. Aloha 'Oe - George Kahumoki
15. Ula Niu Ke'eke'e (The Crooked Coconut Tree) - George Kahumoki/Kekuhi Kanabelo
16. Slack Key Seranada - Leonard Kwan/Ozzie Kotani

Amazon.com

This second album in Dancing Cat Records' Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Series produced by George Winston follows its successful Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters. Again the masters of the genre are featured in several well-known tunes such as Lili'uokalani's "Aloha 'Oe" (played here by George Kahumoku) and "'Ulili E" (Dennis and David Kamakahi), as well as modern originals and two tracks that had not been available on CD before: "Ulu Niu Ke'eke'e" (George Kahumoku and Kekuhi Kanahele) and "Slack Key Serenade" (Leonard Kwan and Ozzie Kotani). The liner notes provide complete information on each song's original album.

A balance of instrumental and vocal tracks, the compilation is a terrific starting point for exploring the artistic and stylistic diversity in modern slack key. Instruments on this album include everything from traditional mouth bow, 'ukulele, and percussion stones to 12-string slack key and modern acoustic guitars. Elder statesman Ray Kane lullabies us with his simple instrumental "Popoki Slack Key" (popoki means "little cat"); renowned improviser Cyril Pahinui and Sol Hoopii-influenced Bob Brozman combine 12-string slack key and acoustic steel guitar interpreting "Hilo E" and "Lili'u E" in a style evocative of the 1920s. Showing off how slack key works solo, in duets, or with mixed accompaniment, this is one of the most beautiful slack key compilations out there. --Erik Macki

Customer Reviews:

Love it.......2007-02-24

Bought a copy for a trip to Kauai. Listened to it while I was there and now all we have to do is slip the disc on to be transported back to the islands (at least if we keep our eyes closed and try real hard to imagine).

The music is sublime.

Delicious!.......2007-01-09

I am hooked on this music and could play this CD day and night.

beautiful.......2006-06-01

This cd would be worth buying even if it only had one song on it - the version of "Pu'u Anahulu" with Martin Pahinui on vocals. I get chicken skin just listening to this song and how much he sounds like his father! Of course I love Gabby's version but always wondered what it would sound like without the cheesy strings; this is it. Unlike one other reviewer, I love the vocals.

2006 GRAMMY WINNER!!!.......2006-02-25

This album won a Grammy in February 2006! And diservedly so...

Slack key has come into it's own, many prominent guitar players are following these talented Hawaiians around, learning their new tricks and their old traditional ways. (In song sample #8 of "Masters II", Amazon spelled Cyril Pahinui's name with a "g", come on, let's give the Hawaiian artists the respect they deserve.)

This is NOT a sequel to Slack Key MastersI, but a beautiful extension and addition. The voices as well as the strings are sublime, just right in fact.

All I can say is, MORE! MORE! MORE!

Please, more slack key without vocals!!!.......2005-11-22

That's my call to record execs, or George Winston, or whoever, if they ever read these. I bought volume one, absolutely thrilled that finally, after 40 years of searching, I'd finally found slack key without singing. I don't hate the vocals, and the vocals on this CD are less annoying than a whole lot of the vocals I've heard in Hawaiian music (yes, I grew up there, and have gone back every year for the last 30 years, and I've heard a whole lot of Hawaiian music that I didn't exactly ask for.) I love finger-picked ukulele (NOT strummed), and I love the cheesy steel guitar, but if I never hear another vocal, it'll be too soon. So anyway: is everyone who ever published Hawaiian music confident that people like and expect vocals? I see other reviews here that could do without the vocals. I hereby swear that if Dancing Cat (or anybody) ever does another collection anywhere near as good as Vol. 1, without vocals, I will instantly buy it at a premium price. I promise!

Average customer rating: Very Impressive

Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Collection, Vol. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Danci ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Hawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00003WGAD Release Date: 1999-11-20

Tracks:

1. Popoki Slack Key [Instrumental] - Raymond Kane
2. Ulili E [Vocal Version] - David Kamakahi, Dennis Kamakahi
3. Hilo E/E Lili'u E [Instrumental] - Bob Brozman, Cyril Pahinui
4. Liloa's Mele [Instrumental] - Sonny Chillingworth
5. Radio Hula [Instrumental] - Ledward Kaapana
6. 'Imi au la 'Oe [Instrumental] - Keola Beamer
7. Pu'u Anahula [Vocal Version] - Dennis Kamakahi, ,
8. Hurrah Lani Ha'a Ha'a [Vocal Version] - Cyril Pahinui
9. Maori Brown Eyes [Instrumental] - James Bla Pahinui
10. Wahine 'Ilikea [Vocal Version] - Dennis Kamakahi
11. Lei 'Awapuhi (Yellow Ginger Lei) [Instrumental] - Bob Brozman, Ledward Kaapana
12. Beauty of Mauna Kea - Keola Beamer, George Winston
13. Mai Poina 'Oe Ia'u (Not to Be Forgotten) [Vocal Version] - Sonny Chillingworth
14. Aloha Oe [Instrumental] - George Kahumoku
15. Ulu Niu Ke'eke'e (The Crooked Coconut Tree) [Vocal Version] - George Kahumoku, Kekuhi Kanahele
16. Slack Key Serenade [Instrumental] - Ozzie Kotani, Leonard Kwan

Album Details

Japanese Hawaiin Guitar Compilation featuring Bonus Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Very Impressive.......2001-01-16

This CD has a great combination of instrumental as well as vocal selections that blend together well. The music puts us into the mood of the Islands and is great for soft rainy afternoon naps. Highly recomended.

Average customer rating:

Hawaiian Masters Collection Vol 2 Various Artists ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Pacific Islands | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Pacific Islands | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000JFFY Release Date: 1993-01-01

Tracks:

1. Waikiki (Andy Cummings & His Hawaiian Serenaders)
2. He Waine U`i E (George P0kini & His Hawaiians)
3. Palolo (Kalima Brothers)
4. Kahelelani (Nora Keahi Santos)
5. Noho Paipai (Randy Oness' Select Hawaiian Serenaders)
6. Hawaiian Style (Alfred Apaka & His Hawaiians)
7. Hula `Oni`oni E (Bill Akamuhou & His Nautical Hawaiians)
8. Kilakila `O Haleakala (George Tautu Archer & His Pagans
9. `Awapuhi Hula (Bill Aliiloa Lincoln * His Hawaiians)
10. Lei Pakalana (Richard Kauhi Quartette)
11. Beautiful Kahana (Linda De La Cruz)
12. Hi`ilawe (Gabby Pahinui Trio)

Album Description

Volume Two Of Great Old Style Songs (Singing)

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