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Ahonui

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Posted - 03/23/2008 :  01:51:20 AM  Show Profile
This is Carol Yotsuda's newsletter for E Kanikapila Kakou on Kaua`i. As usual, she writes a most excellent and entertaining recap.

----------------
Sometimes an artist will pull aside that imperceptible veil that
> separates the artist from the audience. When that happens the audience
> turns into appreciators as they begin to grasp what goes on in the
> mind and heart of the artist to be able to speak the language of music
> so eloquently...and this is what happened at Monday's EKK.
>
> The great thing about Makana is that he really "gets" what EKK is all
> about and he shared some very special songs with the participants.
> "I really wanted to share something genuine with you tonight," he said
> and indeed it was special. Picking the melody on the ukulele,
> something that I had never seen Makana do before, he accompanied
> himself on two extraordinarily beautiful new songs written with just
> the kind of melody that shows off the purity of his voice. The first
> song with the working title, "Shells", is about what is happening in
> Hawai'i now.
>
> "Ku'ulei O Ka Po" (My Lei of the Night), written just the day before,
> represented something very personal to Makana. Ever the philosopher,
> he explained the lyrics, it's apparent meaning and its hidden meaning
> and shared his very personal thoughts on what it means have a love of
> the Hawaiian culture with its many layers of meanings and how
> important it is to look for the common denominator rather than look
> for the differences. What a gift for all present to hear a song just
> coming into existence....
>
> Makana Shares Gift of Music & Steve Pushes the Envelope
>
> Stephen Inglis, guitar Wonder Boy of Palolo led off the instrumental
> hour for those with ukuleles and guitars. It was definitely not an
> Ukulele 101 session as he was challenging all the instrument-toting
> participants to play some very tricky stuff on their ukuleles and
> guitars. Needless to say, they were loving it.
>
> Granted there are many beginners in the group, but there are also some
> very fine performing musicians who have been coming for years, so they
> really appreciated that Steve was pushing the envelope with them.
> Steve later shared that he perked up when he thought he heard a
> violin, and when he looked up at the circle, he was surprised and
> pleased to see someone playing along on a violin...that was, of
> course, Bill Dick.
>
> Born and raised in Honolulu, Stephen Inglis moved to the Bay area for
> three years where he was very active in the rock/blues music circles
> and labeled "Young Jerry" because he rips like Jerry Garcia. Meeting
> and becoming fast friends with Makana, they influenced each other in
> music with Makana exploring rock and Stephen embracing kiho'alu.
> Homesick, Steve moved back to Hawaii, dove into the Hawaiian music
> scene under the kiho'alu mentorship of Ozzie Kotani, and has grown
> phenomenally in that genre. Last September, he opened for Makana at a
> concert and this Monday they shared the stage at E Kanikapila Kakou.
>
> Together they demonstrated the difference between genuine kiho'alu and
> standard guitar and traced the influence of Hawaiian kiho'alu music
> and it's impact on modern American music. From the early invention of
> the steel guitar by Joseph Kukupu, to the early blues singers, to the
> hula stomp, Delta Blues, the Hawaiian swing, the hula blues, to the
> early sixties when the kiho'alu was becoming a dyeing art form, to its
> present resurgence in the world of music, notably the Grammy's.
>
> Steve sang several of his original compositions; one of them was
> "Mahina O Wai'alae" (Full Moon on a Summer's Night), the cover song
> for his CD written for his wife. Makana shared that it's important to
> keep the music living by writing new Hawaiian music and Stephen is
> doing a lot of that. We got a glimpse of Stephen's guitar virtuosity
> when he played " '52 Vincent Black Lightning" by Richard Thompson.
> Dang! He can really rip! The beat was so catchy and upbeat that
> everyone had to join in clapping.
>
> Since his first unannounced but welcome surprise appearance at EKK in
> 2003, Makana has presented at EKK for a number of years and also
> presented several concerts through the Garden Island Arts Council.
> No two concerts or presentations are ever alike and this Monday was
> very special. New songs that he just composed were shared while
> playing on an ukulele borrowed from Frank Frazier. In addition he
> sang many of the favorite songs that have become his signature songs.
>
> "Ahe Lau Makani" about Queen Kapiolani's visit to Queen Victoria in
> England is a beautiful song, and Makana's witty and humorous
> translations about each song had everyone in stitches. Since I first
> saw him perform as a teenager, Makana has come a long way in his
> performance personality, but always genuine and refreshing.
>
> Makana shared the story about a traditional Portuguese lament brought
> by immigrants from the Azores. Uncle Sonny Chillingworth, when he was
> a youth, learned the song phonetically from the immigrants using a
> bottle of whiskey (Hawaiian money) as barter. When the song was sung
> for the Portuguese Heritage Council in Kalihi, they said it was
> Portuguese gobbledygook. The song has since been translated line by
> line into real meaningful lyrics; the resulting song is the poignant
> version that Makana now sings entitled "Fado".
>
> "Napo'o Ka La" (Setting of the Sun) represents Makana's kiho'alu
> journey where his life was touched and shaped by numerous mentors,
> among which are Sonny Chillingworth, Cyril Pahinui, Bobby Morderow,
> Raymond Kane and many more.
>
> Always wanting to inject some fun moments into his presentations, he
> wanted to make the point that the kiho'alu masters really helped their
> singing along with some good liquid refreshments. He tanked a green
> bottle (green for St Patrick's Day) on the spot and proceeded to sing
> "Hi'ilawe" ... "We have to do it the right way, " he said.
>
> Of course, no Makana performance is complete without his favorite song
> "Ku'ulei Awapuhi" by Emily Taylor. Many artists sing that song, but
> when Makana sings it, it becomes a memorable song...almost as if
> the song were written for him to come along one day and sing it.
> Unfortunately, the pumpkin hour arrived too soon; Makana and Steve
> could not accommodate the stand ovation and screams for "hana hou".
>
> "Hawai'i Aloha" wraps the whole evening up, leaving the audience
> feeling warm and fuzzy and very happy that they had enough smarts to
> check out what EKK Monday is all about. Word of mouth is EKK's
> biggest seller because everyone who attends EKK wants their friends to
> experience it. We have only three more Mondays plus one concert to go
> for this season.
>
> Upcoming in March and April:
>
> March 24 - Ozzie Kotani and Danny Carvalho; March 31 - Paul Togioka,
> Dolly Kanekuni and Brent Eynon.
>
> April 7 - Aaron Sala, known as The New Traditionalist, will be our
> last Monday EKK presenter. April 13 - EKK ends with a Finale Concert
> at KCC PAC featuring Aaron Mahi, Dennis and David Kamakahi, Natalie
> A’i Kamau’u with Iolani Kamau’u and Chad A’i, and the Ladies of Kapu
> Kinimaka’s Na Hula O Kaohikukapulani.
>
> (s) Carol Kouchi Yotsuda, www.gardenislandarts.org -- “Celebrating 31
> years of bringing ARTS to the people and people to the ARTS”
>
> E Kanikapila Kakou 2008 -- EKK Silver Anniversary -- Hawaiian Music
> Program is funded in part by the Hawai’i Tourism Authority, the County
> of Kaua’i Office of Economic Development, and Garden Island Arts
> Council supporters. Space made available by Island School.
>
> Garden Island Arts Council programs are supported in part by the State
> Foundation on Culture and the Arts through appropriations from the
> Legislature of Hawai’i and grants from the National Endowment for the
> Arts.

Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda

Mark E
Lokahi

USA
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Posted - 03/23/2008 :  5:56:43 PM  Show Profile  Visit Mark E's Homepage
Oh, would I love to have been there!!!

Mark E
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