Top 50 Kanikapila Songs You Should Know

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Topic author: Mika ele
Subject: Top 50 Kanikapila Songs You Should Know
Posted on: 12/30/2005 07:22:56 AM
Message:

Don't know if this has been discussed before or not so here goes it.

We (SCSKS) had a nice opportunity to get together before Christmas and kanikapila. We were able to sit out on the back porch (lanai) and play/sing some songs we all knew -- that lasted for a few minutes. Then we had some sheet music and a few ukulele thrown in and the REAL kanikapila started. Some knew the melodies, some knew the ki ho'alu on guitar, some could strum the chords on ukulele, and some just hummed along -- not too much Pa'ani going on. Since we are in sunny southern Kaliponi, not too many kanaka are in the group to educate us.

Here is the project. I would like to put together a list and personal songbook of the "Top 50 Songs" you should know to join in a kanikapila and have fun. If chords/lyric sheets are available for the group to look at, transposed to the key of G or F, we can get more people to join in and share the aloha.

I just briefly went through "He Mele Aloha" (HMA) and picked out songs that I thought would be ones most On-Islanders would know. What do I know -- Im just an off-island haole kama'aina? Here is the list (in almost alphbetical order with HMA reference page):

Adios Ke Aloha - HMA2
'Akaka Falls - HMA10
'Alekoki - HMA12
Aloha 'Oe - HMA19
For You a Lei - HMA35
Hanalei Moon - HMA40
He Punahele No 'Oe - HMA56
Henehene Ko 'Aka - HMA60
Hi'ilawe - HMA62
Ka'a Aha Kahului
Kaimana Hila - HMA99
Kanaka Wai Wai - HMA108
Kaula 'Ili - HMA114
Ke Kali Nei - HMA122
Ku'u Hoa - HMA136
Ku'u Lei Awapuhi - HMA141
Laupahoehoe Hula - HMA147
Lei Nani - HMA151
My Yellow Ginger Lei - HMA185
Radio Hula - HMA240
Sanoe - HMA243
'Ulili E - HMA263
Ulupalakua - HMA265
Wahine 'Ilikea - HMA269
White Sandy Beach - HMA283

(recently added from Lawrence and Jesse)
E Hihiwai - HMA27
E Ku'u Morning Dew
God Bless My Daddy
Ka Ipo Lei Manu
Kane'ohe - HMA110
Koali (Ko'ula? - HMA133)
Koke'e - HMA130
Lahainaluna
Meleana E - HMA172
Opihi Moemoe
Pauoa Liko Ka Lehua - HMA216

More added (from Keith Marzullo)
Papalina Lahiahi - HMA215
Puamana - HMA231
Wai O Ke Aniani - HMA270

More added (from Julie Hendriks)
Ka Makani Ka'ili Aloha - HMA92
Kamalani O Keaukaha
Lei No Ka'iulani - HMA152
Pu'uanahulu - HMA
Pua Lilia - HMA225
Pua Tuberosa - HMA230

More added (from Auntie Nancy - Pua Kai)
Ku`u Home `o Kahalu`u
Moloka`i Sweet Home

(Total so far = 47)

Replies:

Reply author: Lawrence
Replied on: 12/30/2005 07:40:16 AM
Message:

Off the top of my head and from many Kanikapilas I would add:

Ophi Moemoe
Pauo'a Liko Kalehua
Morning Dew
E Hihiwai
Koke'e
Koali

Actually, the song book from George Kahumoku's workshop was put
together for this very reason and contains about 80 songs at this
point.

But better than memorizing lots of songs, in the case of Pa'ani's, is
to be familiar with the harmonic structure of the songs (chord
sequence). Lots of the songs have the same or similar chord
sequence and, armed with this knowledge, and a little practice, one
can cobble together a decent pa'ani to most things. That being said
I am one who is deficient in the practice category!

Reply author: hapakid
Replied on: 12/30/2005 09:06:14 AM
Message:

I think any list should have songs that are easy to strum and other songs easy to play in slack key. It seems like a lot of all-comers kanikapilas are mostly strumming ukes and guitars and group singing, rather than slack key guitar and instrumentals. Slack key guitar is not out of place with strumming ukes, but with strummers setting the pace, sometimes slack key guitars are only used to add tasty licks. And that affects the mix of songs people play at a jam.
I'm always surprised with what songs come up at a kanikapila when I sit down to play with a new circle. We're all products of what music we have heard, who our favorite performers are and our own skills. One Hawaiian friend always wants to strum "Hawaiian Superman," which is a reggae song originally recorded with synthesizers. Another likes to sing "Nobody's Child" by Kapena. Some of my Hawaiian acquaintances don't sing in Hawaiian language because it's too hard to learn/memorize.
That said, all the songs above are in the mix of good kanikapila songs. You could add:
Ka Ipo Lei Manu
Kaneohe
Good Bless My Daddy
Lahainaluna
Meleana E

Jesse Tinsley

Reply author: slkho
Replied on: 12/30/2005 09:43:45 AM
Message:

Good idea Mike, and good input Hapakid & Lawrence. The song list is fine.
For me, in any kanikapila that I'm in is when several people know the same song but play a entirely different version. This creates timing problems for me, or not knowing when to jump in or out of a song. I end up simply using a picking pattern over & over again on a common chord. I'm "participating" but am I truly playing????? What typically happens is everyone takes turns going around the group just playing 2-4 songs they know.
Don't get me wrong, its a good time, and I truly love it, but my skill level isn't like my peers.
But working/playing from a set playlist is a very good start, especially with the talented group of players we have in SoCal. I know I should learn Ulupalakua, and Solomia, and few others for starters. I wonder if the other "groups" up North and elsewhere have the same challenge?
This would be a good subject/thread to pursue, and interesting to know how they go about there kanikapila's or open mic's.
~slkho

Reply author: RJS
Replied on: 12/30/2005 1:27:00 PM
Message:

As Lawrence said in another thread - a kanikapila and an open mic are very different. At the open mic, people come to perform. They have tome to prepare the music beforehand. Others will not be joining in, unless the performer wants that to happen.
I think you really are talking about kanikapila type settings.

Reply author: Mika ele
Replied on: 12/30/2005 3:40:18 PM
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I think we can all be pretty good at an "Open Mike". Getting ready for one is not a social activity.

A good kanikapila can be a little more intimidating but doesn't have to be. With a little preparation and a few tools to keep the group on track, I think it can be alot more fun. I'd like to hear from the kanikapila kumu out there.

I like the song additions so far. But now the list is getting too long (unless you want the kanikapila to REALLY ANNOY your neighbors). What should we delete to keep it it the TOP 25?

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. . . in the case of Pa'ani's, is to be familiar with the harmonic structure of the songs (chord sequence). Lots of the songs have the same or similar chord sequence and, armed with this knowledge, and a little practice, one can cobble together a decent pa'ani to most things.

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Actually, the song book from George Kahumoku's workshop was put together for this very reason and contains about 80 songs at this
point.

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Reply author: Lawrence
Replied on: 12/30/2005 6:56:32 PM
Message:

Another Source specifically created for Kanikapila is:

"He Mele Aloha - a Hawiian songbook"

(probably available from mele.com - we got ours from Sun Jose Hawaii)

which was boiled down from about 600 songs to the 300 songs printed
with chords and words and translation. This was put together by a
few folks including Kimo Hussey who also taught at George's workshop.
Even with 300 songs, I have been at kanikapila's where someone wanted
to play something relatively popular that was not in this book!

So good luck trying to narrow it down to just 25!!

Reply author: Pua Kai
Replied on: 12/31/2005 07:12:04 AM
Message:

In my very limited life here I've found very differing kani ka pilas. Most of us have the "Mele" book - He Mele Aloha. It is available at CostCo in Hawai'i, and on-line. The book should be in everyone's library along with a lot more. It seems to be written for the Ukulele crowd, usable, good for words, but not a guide for slack key. Also, as mentioned, a lot of the songs we'd like to play and sing are not in the book. Frank Leong puts out a list of songs to work on before their group gets together. I think that's a terrific idea. Always a part of the kani ka pilas here is an exchange of ways to play songs: How do you do that? If there are very many ukuleles around, then slack key is lost. And another thing here: very few people like to play ki ho'alu and sing. (Keith, we need you!!!). I think you probably need to let the kani ka pila go in the direction of the participants and then guide it in different directions to be all-inclusive. For the beginning of our party Wed, having several songs picked out ahead would have improved things immensely. The nahenahe playing towards the end of several guitars was wonderful for me. And then, you probably all heard Nancy (Maggie's sister) belt out the high notes of Meleana e. Wow!!! (she was the first lead singer for Hiroshima).
Bottom line for me: probably don't need to limit to 25 songs - just prepare about a dozen ahead. Also, songs come in 3 categories: those for playing and singing with ukuleles, those for slack key playing together and maybe singing, those slack key we're working on and sharing. The ones that seem to be common here are from Ozzie's book, and some from John Keawe's DVD, with a generous sprinkling of our other favorite artists' works.
And then, how do we get Mika ele, Marzullo, etc together with the rest of us here in SoCal?
n

Reply author: marzullo
Replied on: 01/02/2006 12:43:28 PM
Message:

hey mike, that was a fun out on bruddah ken's porch, wasn't it?

let's do a maui-style kanikapila!! we can choose a set of songs - less than 25 to start - agree on the key and speed, pass out the words and chords - and start working among ourselves on some solos. here are some suggestions, based on how easy it might be to come up with some variations and to sing:

E Hihiwai
Hanalei Moon
Kaimana Hila
Laupahoehoe Hula
Lei Nani
My Yellow Ginger Lei
Papalina Ahiahi
Pauoa Ka Liko Ka Lehua
Puamana
Wai O Ke Aniani

there's some fast ones, some slow ones, some with barely three chords, some with five, some in hawaiian, some in english. what'd'ya think?

aloha,
keith

Reply author: Pua Kai
Replied on: 01/02/2006 7:57:12 PM
Message:

Sounds terrific to me! Whose back porch and when?

Reply author: Mika ele
Replied on: 01/03/2006 4:55:16 PM
Message:

Keith,
Yes it was. Different than an open mike or recital. I added your new songs to the list above with the He Mele Aloha reference pages (HME###). I like your short list and should have the chord sheets for all either in HME or from Frank Leong.

My back yard has a firepit and BBQ but not much room. But there is a nice park nearby - now that it is colder and rainy -- might not be the best plan. I don't have much room for more that a few people with guitars/ukuleles inside. There are a few Carlsbad city recreation rooms that I can book nearby as well. . . And there is always the beach.

Do you think a regular venue/date would work or just try to set up one and wing it from there?

Reply author: marzullo
Replied on: 01/03/2006 7:59:06 PM
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mike,

sounds good. my job is taking me away next week and half of the week afterwards, but after that maybe we could choose a wednesday to get together and give it a whirl? my house is fine; just limited parking.

keith

Reply author: thumbstruck
Replied on: 01/05/2006 09:38:20 AM
Message:

No mattah to me, I only sing instrumentals. It's great to just try to play tasteful backup and throw in a vamp. The guy that taught me said, "Keep your t'umb moving, play da right chord at da right time, an' no fo'get da vamp. People will t'ink you know how fo' play." Works.

Reply author: hapakid
Replied on: 01/09/2006 12:43:47 PM
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Would anyone be interested in a CD project to record simple versions of each of the "top 25" songs that are in the public domain, then compiling a public domain CD to be passed around and copied freely so that there would be a single source to beginners to learn songs?
I would want the versions to be simple, middle of the road renditions so that we could represent the songs as universally as possible for beginning players. The recordings could also just be a verse or two so that a beginner could pick up the tune.
I have amassed a shelf full of CDs to learn songs, but I know not everyone can afford to do that. I can barely afford it.
There are some songs on the Mika'ele's list that I don't know, but I could contribute several songs to a project, as could others. Perhaps we could even put them up on a server for download.
Anyone interested?
Jesse Tinsley

Reply author: Mika ele
Replied on: 01/09/2006 1:10:31 PM
Message:

Jesse I put together a sample "Kanikapila Guide Sheet (KGS)" for Wai O Ke Aniani that I would like you to review and give me suggestions. My intention was to create a format, gather information from public sources, and create song sheets similar to a "Lead Sheet" that would help beginner, intermediate, and advanced ki ho'alu players get together and kanikapila. Not all the details are in the KGS, but enough should be there to get the group started going in the same direction. For example, I didn't tab out a specific turnaround or parallel thirds/sixths, etc.
I will email you the sheet. One addition/correction I can think of to add would be the melody/chorus lines in tab on one string for those not familiar with the melody. Maybe we could have other Taro Patch members tackle a song on the list, use the format, and publish the KGS on TaroPatch with Andy's oversight (Andy, I will email you a KGS as well).

Reply author: hapakid
Replied on: 01/09/2006 6:21:00 PM
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That's a great idea. I would like to see what you've designed. I think every guitarist approaches a new song differently. First, they need a reason to learn it, either they hear it and like it, or they need to learn it to play with the group. Secondly, the guitarist uses various methods of figuring out how to playit, then how to sing it. Some guitarists want tab (clumsy for just learning to jam along), some only need to know the key and some need a list of chords, alongside the words, to help them feel comfortable.
As for me, I need to get the melody in my head before I feel like I can play a song. Hawaiian music is filled with vocal inflections and guitar embellishments that don't show up in a tab format. Even if we came up with a simple midi file to give the melody for a song, it doesn't help parse the Hawaiian language to the melody, which is the magic of Hawaiian music. At each step, I think a recording of the voice and uke or guitar would have the melody, the chord changes, the language usage and pronunciation and the overall feel of the song would come in handy. It would help if the recording was a little slower than normal and without too many embellishments, either vocal or instrumental.
I look forward to seeing the first "KGS".
Jesse Tinsley

Reply author: RJS
Replied on: 01/09/2006 8:50:04 PM
Message:

Jesse,
I especially like that you added the stuff about language. That would surely make those"sheets" most valuable

Reply author: Mika ele
Replied on: 01/10/2006 08:08:18 AM
Message:

If anyone would like to review a sample Kanikapila Guide Sheet (KGS) and give me feedback, please send me an email. I will respond with a PDF file for "Wai O Ke Aniani" in the Key of G. I'm looking for help from those TaroPatchers that have been to at least one good kanikapila.

Mahalo Nui Loa,

Reply author: MahinaM
Replied on: 01/11/2006 11:35:30 AM
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Aloha Mika'ele:

I would also like to see a sample of your KGS, since we have regular kanikapilas once a month! Thanks for doing this!

Maggie

Reply author: javeiro
Replied on: 01/11/2006 4:16:31 PM
Message:

Mika ele:

I am curious to see the guide sheet. I have only been to a couple of kanikapilas so I don't know if I can help much but I'll try!

Reply author: MahinaM
Replied on: 01/13/2006 08:48:12 AM
Message:

Mika'ele,

Great job on that KGS! For those who haven't seen it yet and participate in kanikapilas, you should email Mike to view a sample. It's really comprehensive, especially if you have a good mixture of both uke and slack key players. Nice charts and great job, Mike! -Mags

Reply author: Sil da Trill
Replied on: 01/13/2006 9:56:54 PM
Message:

Yikes, gonna try put one Kanikapila on in Hayward Ca. See my thread "Kani at Nani's Donut Shoppe". Let me close by saying this to all who have experienced a good kani, HHHHEEEELLLPPPP @ #$ @ % @ &, just kidding, but I am all eyes and ears for any suggestions -- Sil

Reply author: Rlowenote
Replied on: 01/18/2006 06:29:36 AM
Message:

Mika'ele,

Nice job on the guide sheet. I especially like the fact you used Nashville Numbering on one part of the sheet. My main problem is that I don't know a lot of songs by name. Never was good at remembering names/lyrics. Only the music. But I gave a list of the songs to my brother and he's going to make a compilation CD for me to work from. I hope to be able to particapate with everyone next time around.

BTW, I tend to hang out at Borders Books in El Cajon on Thursday nights. Wood-n-Lips host an open mic every Thursday with many styles of music. It's an acoustic open mic, but most guitars are plugged in. Everything from folk, poetry, Chet Atkins style, blues and one slack key set. I'm trying to so another set tomorrow. Never heard slack key in the South County open mic except for my one set. I think they liked it.

Ralph

Reply author: Mika ele
Replied on: 01/18/2006 11:08:26 AM
Message:

Hmmmm. Ralph, you should talk Chunky Monkey into going with you. He lives in Tierrasanta and complains that Oceanside is too far to go. He has some really nice original songs -- ask him to play the one in a minor tuning -- nahenahe.

Reply author: hapakid
Replied on: 01/20/2006 3:42:31 PM
Message:

Kudos to Mike for the song sheet, well researched and laid out. I would probably move the words/chord section to the first page, though, since this is the most commonly used method of sharing songs, followed by the Nashville numbering system and song chord structure, then chord diagrams, then the song info and list of recordings last. That way you could print out the pages and stack them in your binder, but only see what is most commonly used.
I still want to try and produce song snippets to share the melody of the song and I'll post one of "Wai Hu'i O Ke Aniani" soon for people to hear.
Jesse Tinsley

Reply author: Rlowenote
Replied on: 01/22/2006 07:05:24 AM
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Just a general question about the chosen key of songs. Do you usually play the songs in the key of the "He Mele Aloha" book, or do the keys get changed often by the vocalists? I can handle odd keys in standard tuning on guitar, but things change with slack tunings. Do I need to work out all the other slack key chords (with or without capo) at this time? I notice that "F" seems to be a popular uke key. I figure that slack key songs are probably in the key of the books they are taken from, especially if there is no singing involved.

Reply author: Ianui
Replied on: 01/22/2006 08:12:43 AM
Message:

Sounds strangely like Slack Tracks which has 12 of the songs on your list with tab and fast and normal /slow versions of the songs to learn how to play them.

Andy used Slack Tracks Ulupalakua as backing for his submission on the Recent Tarpo Patch cd. You can play these songs and sound very professional. We had plans to build a library of songs for people, but I guess what it really comes down to is $20.00.

The difference you will find in learning songs the way you propose is that most will learn on their own. You will find that when you try and play with others your timing will not be in synch. (Ask Andy or Reid or Sarah about that)

Slack Tracks provides the consistancy and the EXPERIENCE in playing with others before you really go out and do it.

Here are some comments posted on Taro Patch

If you do not have much opportunity to play with other people, slack track offers a creative way to add variety to your practicing and add some songs to your repertoire at the same time.

As one of those people who don't have much of an opportunity to jam with others Slack Tracks is a really clever way of learning how to do it. The musicians on the CDs never mind if you mess up, they don't get bored if you go over and over the same thing, they tolerate crazy fills and experimental backups, they play at the speed you are currently comfortable with. Most importantly, they play the songs you know, because Slack Tracks supplies the tabs of exactly what the lead should be - and those tabs are just about the most elegant I have ever seen (they have timing notation and they even have the kind of ties between notes that you see in Standard Notation). And, they even back you up and try to make you sound good.

Reply author: hapakid
Replied on: 01/22/2006 09:03:36 AM
Message:

RE Ralph's question about song keys: In most of the Hawaiian music world, ukes dominate most kanikapila sessions, so the obvious keys for them are A, C, D, F and G. F works with many vocal ranges in group singing. G is the most common slack tuning. So I think that means that slackers have to be flexible to play different keys in whatever tuning they're in. If I'm sitting in a jam session, the ukers usually don't wait to see if I like the tuning or not, it's just flip the page in the book and "He mele kakou!" (Sing!). I think "He Mele Aloha" compilers chose keys that many people sing in, but I often have to change that to match my range.
Hawaiian music has so many different styles, trying to standardize a list for everyone to learn is nearly impossible. Of all the different types and styles--songs from chants (ancient and recent), songs styled after hymns, songs from early monarchy and late monarchy periods, songs that came before musical instruments, songs that are written in passings styles (ragtime, swing, 1890s, rock), songs written with slack key, songs written with Hawaiian piano, songs translated from other languages, for instance--anything might pop up in a jam session and you have to go with the flow.
That's the fun of a song circle. Who knows what you might learn if you're ready to try anything?
Jesse Tinsley

Reply author: Julie H
Replied on: 01/22/2006 8:13:30 PM
Message:

Hmmm, I have to respond to this kani kapila discussion. It has been my experience that when the big "dogs" show up with the big guitars, the little ukes take the back seat, so to speak. Funny that some of you have a completely different outlook on this. So how do we mesh it all together?

I think all the instruments, even the occasional violin and washtub bass, add multiple dimensions to the playing and the togetherness. The beauty of the diversity is complex and so entertaining. Is it that the slightly differing results of the ukulele strums and the voices versus the sweet, delicate fingerwork of the guitar are incompatible? Yet when you hear the wonderful trios and groups that are able to meld the music into one cohesive whole, you don't discern one or the other instrument taking over the whole song.

So what makes these combinations work? Maybe what we should practice at these kani kapilas is the integration of the instruments and the individual styles. It seems to me that if we pick a song and go over it several times, that we would be able to iron out the kinks so that everyone is happy and the learning experience will be fun. Or is this too simplistic?

In picking my favorite songs for February's Aloha Music Camp play-alongs, I've tried to chose lots of tunes in the key of G because I think a lot of the folks there might be in TaroPatch tuning. I'm hoping that we can come up with some songs where everyone can join in and have fun. Then, of course, I'll have some favorite hula songs, because it becomes really special when a beautiful lady gets up and tells the story with her hands! Or a handsome man!!!!!

My 2 cents worth... Julie

Reply author: Mika ele
Replied on: 02/08/2006 12:51:47 PM
Message:

Well . .
I'd love to be in a kanikapila with slack key guitars, ukuleles, basses, washboards, single string washtub basses, nose flutes, ipu and ipu heke, violin/fiddle, and on and on. Also would love some altos, sopranos, falsettos, baritones, etc.

I was trying to come up with a list of songs that you would most likely run across at a back porch kanikapila in Hawaii, prepare guide sheets for those songs, and publish the Kanikapila Guide Sheets (KGSs) here so our members can create new ones for songs they know, download and print KGSs for songs they don't know, and have something on paper in front of each musician/singer/bystander so they can prepare ahead of time and not get as lost when they are at a kanikapila.

Here is the format so far:
It is four back-to-back pages so you can fold the middle out on a music stand
Cover Page - Lists the song title, the author for words and music, a reference to what page in He Mele Aloha you can find the song (if available), the SOLFEGE for the melody, some notes about the song's history and background, and a list of artists and albums where the song is played (if you don't know the melody)
Main Left page - Key and Time signature, song structure with measures and chords for any key (eg I, IV, V7), suggested kika kiho'alu tuning and chord pictures, ukulele chord pictures, performance notes about how the song is played
Main Right Page - the words to the song in Hawaiian and English with chord letters above the words and measure lines (a standard chord sheet) with vamps, turnarounds, verses, hui, and song notes inserted
Back Page - Additional Verses if you want to keep playing and have the structure down and want more excuses to keep playing

I am using Microsoft Word to create the files then convert them to Adobe Acrobat PDF files so just about anyone can print them.

Anyone know if this would violate any copyright laws to publish on TaroPatch?

Reply author: GUke
Replied on: 03/03/2006 10:20:07 AM
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So I don't know a lot of melodies to the songs. I recently borrowed a bunch of CD's and downloaded songs that were in HMA songbook. Artists downloaded include Teresa Bright, Raiatea Helm, Iz, K. Reichel, Hui 'Ohana. It's interesting to hear their arrangements. Lots of repeats of first verse in some cases. But mainly you get the melody. And then the fun begins 'cause they may be in different keys from the songbook, but at least you have a start with the chords.

Reply author: ArtSap
Replied on: 03/03/2006 12:03:38 PM
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Genaro, I have the same problem when it comes to remembering the names of songs and then trying to recall how their melodies sound. I recently discovered this website that lists all of the songs in the "He Mele Aloha" songbook and it contains sample sound clips of the songs. Not all of the songs have associated sound clips yet but more and more are being added all the time. Take a look and a listen...

http://mele.home.att.net/list_HeMele_Options.htm

Reply author: Mika ele
Replied on: 03/03/2006 12:04:31 PM
Message:

That is related to the most common suggestion for the KGS.

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I can't remember melodies very well. If I have the tab for the melody line, then I remember it. Having the words and chords gets me in the right key but without someone already familiar with the song, sometimes I flounder.

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Reply author: Julie H
Replied on: 03/03/2006 8:48:37 PM
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I have trouble recognizing some songs, but I find that if I go straight to the hui I often remember the verse. Quite often it is the hui that catches people's interest. My 2 pennies worth...
Julie

Reply author: Mika ele
Replied on: 03/06/2006 3:30:41 PM
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The KGSs and format guide are now posted in Taro Patch under links.
Here is a quick link:
http://www.taropatch.net/forum/links.asp?action=showsubcat&id=10

Reply author: Mark E
Replied on: 03/06/2006 4:26:44 PM
Message:

Someone please help!! I can't get the links on the mele.home site to show up so I can click on them. All I get are those little white squares with the tiny blue square and green circle inside showing where the link should be. It's not a problem with the player which works fine on everything else - even the midi files on the King's Book links. It's just that the links on the other pages on the site don't show up so that the mouse arrow turns into a hand so they can be clicked on. Any ideas from a computer whiz out there? It would be VERY much appreciated.

Mahalo,

Mark E

Reply author: Pua Kai
Replied on: 03/07/2006 11:57:05 AM
Message:

Hi Mark,
Do you have a mac?

Reply author: Mark E
Replied on: 03/07/2006 7:52:50 PM
Message:

Aloha Nancy -

No, it's a Compaq with a quite highspeed connection.

Be well,

Mark

Reply author: Pua Kai
Replied on: 03/08/2006 11:16:16 AM
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Aloha -
I'm not getting it either, that's why I asked. Ahh well, my expert is coming for dinner tonight.
Hope all is well with you and yours,
n

Reply author: Mika ele
Replied on: 04/03/2006 12:34:08 PM
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I just sent another file to Andy for posting in the KGS links. The new song file is the Sugar Cane Train Song, "Ka'a Ahi Kahului".

I know it wasn't on the top 25 list. But after I heard Keith Marzullo play it at a kanikapila, I decided I had to get the chords for this one. As quoted in Dancing Cat:

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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the steam locomotive found its way into countless musical cultures throughout the world. Musicians integrated its distinctive rhythms into their playing, singers and harmonica players imitated its many sounds, composers celebrated its remarkable capacity to link distant communities or conjure up adventure. July 29, 1879, marked the arrival of passenger train service to Hawai'i, when the Kahului Railroad Company of Maui began running from Kahului to Wailuku.

Because King David Kaläkaua encouraged railroad construction in Hawai'i, Kaläkaua-era enthusiast Palani Vaughan wrote this song in the early 1970s. The second verse honors King Kaläkaua and the chorus contains the onomatopoeic phrase, "chuku chuku" to simulate the sound of the engine. The rhythm recreates the steady beat of a train as it runs across the rails kuehu aku ma ke alahao (stirring up dust along the track). "I kind of muffle the string with my right hand to create the train sound," Led says. Led Ka’apana plays in Standard tuning (E-A-D-G-B-D) and arranged in the keys of F and C.

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Reply author: Julie H
Replied on: 04/03/2006 7:37:42 PM
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So did anyone finally come up with a list of the top 150 songs to know for kani ka pilas?
Julie

Reply author: Pua Kai
Replied on: 04/04/2006 06:40:51 AM
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Only 150??

Reply author: Mika ele
Replied on: 04/04/2006 07:33:42 AM
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A come on now. I'm limiting it to 50. We can take five more songs. Geeev'um!

Reply author: Pua Kai
Replied on: 04/04/2006 07:50:51 AM
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I didn't see Ku`u Home `o Kahalu`u. I love Moloka`i Sweet Home too. Anyone want to start playing and singing 'Ikaika's Kalo Man? He does it with the ukulele, but it's easy on the guitar. I play it in C -- taropatch G capo-ed up to C, not drop C.

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