This week on Pakele Live! with Tony Solis marks the second of two shows featuring nominees for the 2009 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards (Hawai’i’s version of the Grammy Awards). Our guests on Thursday, May 28 will be Manoa Voices in the 6 o’clock hour and Natalie Ai Kamauu in the 7 o’clock hour.
Manoa Voices is a combo out of the University of Hawai’i. The group was established in 2007 through an idea by member and music director Chadwick Pang, who was teaching a Hawaiian Ensemble class at UH. His idea was to enter the annual Ka Himeni Ana (acoustic traditional Hawaiian music) competition in 2007. He chose four students he considered to be outstanding performers: Rosanna Perch, Mamina Koga, Justin Ka’upu, and Sophronia Smith. Together, the five of them performed the songs "E Nani E" and "Aloha No" – and won first place. The group was awarded a recording contract, resulting in their first album – and a 2009 Hoku nomination for “Most Promising Artist!”
Former Miss Aloha Hula Natalie Ai Kamauu won Na Hoku awards for her debut album "'E", and is nominated yet again for her second album ‘I. (You might remember watching online – or attending – Nat’s CD release party for ‘I, which was held at Pakele in October.)
Nat began attracting attention as a teenager, when she sang for Halau Hula Olana with her father, Howard Ai (also a 2009 Na Hoku nominee for his wonderful debut album “Kaleihulumano”). In addition to her captivating vocals, Natalie is also a talented songwriter – she wrote half the songs on “’I” - either lyrics, music or both. (Personal note – Nat is one of my favorite performers, both for her extraordinary talent and her very down-to-earth, thoughtful, and loving nature. Those qualities and more shine very brightly through her music, as they are an integral part of who she is.)
Please join us Thursday May 28 from 6-8 p.m. HST at the Pakele Lounge in the Ala Moana Hotel (410 Atkinson Dr., Honolulu). It’s free, and free parking is available next door at Ala Moana shopping center. (Please note - drinks are available for purchase, but the hotel has stopped serving food.)
You may also watch live online at: http://www.pakelelive.com/
Those in Japan can watch at: http://www.j-wave.co.jp/
(If you watch online, don’t forget to email the show at pakele @ lava.net to say hi and let us know you’re watching – and from what part of the world!)
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