Since I spend a lot of time collecting older Hawaiian music on LP's, I sometimes worry that I'm not keeping up with the times enough. What were your favorite HAWAIIAN cd's and DVD's that came out in 08.
"The music of the Hawaiians, the most fascinating in the world, is still in my ears and haunts me sleeping and waking." Mark Twain
I do a Top Ten list for our radio show every year - here's my 2008 choices:
Various Artists: 50 Greatest Songs of Hawai`i Howard Ai: Kaleihulumamo Ledward Kaapana & Mike Kaawa: Force of Nature Brothers Cazimero: Destiny Holunape: Āhea? `Ānō! John Keawe: Hawai`i Island … is My Home Various Artists: Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Amy Hānaiali`i: `Aumakua Herb Ohta, Jr. & Daniel Ho: 2 to 3 Feet - `Ukuleles in Paradise 3 Natalie Ai Kamauu: `I
I agree with most of Retros list -- but here are some more that I would add:
Kupaoa "Pili O Ke Ao" Leokane Pryor "Home Malanai" Leilani Rivera Bond "Aloha `Anianiau" Manoa Voices "Manoa Voices" Teresa Bright "Tropic Rhapsody" Ku`uipo Kumukahi "Na Lani `Eha" and this one -- just released last week -- Pali "With Aloha"
For DVD? Keali`i Reichel's "Kukahi" takes the #1 spot, followed closely by the documentary "Halau Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula".
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Posted - 12/31/2008 : 11:14:39 AM
