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Hookani
Lokahi
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 Posted - 08/24/2011 : 08:48:01 AM
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We've lost another great musician. He had such a unique voice and such feeling in his singing. His music will be missed.
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Ke Kani Nahe
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Ahonui
USA
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Posted - 08/24/2011 : 09:57:46 AM
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| Oh, no - what a loss. |
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PearlCityBoy
Lokahi
USA
432 Posts |
Posted - 08/24/2011 : 10:24:48 AM
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To clarify, did Pekelo Cosma from Hana pass away? If so, that's really sad news and a huge, huge loss for slack key and Hawaiian music.
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Hookani
Lokahi
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Posted - 08/24/2011 : 10:56:10 AM
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| Doug, yes it's Pekelo Cosma. A huge loss for the Hawaiian music community. |
Ke Kani Nahe
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markwitz
`Olu`olu
USA
841 Posts |
Posted - 08/24/2011 : 11:30:15 AM
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| What a terrible loss this is. This is such sad news. |
"The music of the Hawaiians, the most fascinating in the world, is still in my ears and
haunts me sleeping and waking."
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sirduke58
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 08/24/2011 : 2:13:06 PM
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Terrible news. Sad sad day for ki ho'alu |
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hapakid
Luna Ho`omalu
USA
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Posted - 08/24/2011 : 2:31:22 PM
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This is very sad. What a wonderful man. The life span of a Hawaiian man is tragically short.
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thumbstruck
Ahonui
USA
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Posted - 08/24/2011 : 4:04:22 PM
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| I saw Pekelo at NWFolklife a bunch of years ago. I had the CD (WHERE IS IT?) from the concert. Crash Kealoha (RIP) was the MC and said that Pekelo sounded spookily like Gabby when he sang. Braddah was right. Humor, humility, skill. Chicken skin! We miss you............ |
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Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 08/24/2011 : 4:38:16 PM
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From today's Maui News:
Pekelo Cosma, a master of slack-key guitar and a Hawaiian music composer, has died.
Family members confirmed Cosma, 51, died of heart failure at around 6 a.m. Wednesday at his home in Makawao.
Cosma, a past Na Hoku Hanohano award winner, had received a Ki Ho'alu Foundation Legacy Award in May. He was born in Hana, and known as a strong supporter of the Hana community.
For more, see Thursday's edition of The Maui News.
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Ahonui
USA
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Posted - 08/24/2011 : 5:32:17 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by thumbstruck
I saw Pekelo at NWFolklife a bunch of years ago. I had the CD (WHERE IS IT?) from the concert. Crash Kealoha (RIP) was the MC and said that Pekelo sounded spookily like Gabby when he sang. Braddah was right. Humor, humility, skill. Chicken skin! We miss you............
I had the honor of working with him at that time, as I produced the radio broadcasts from which the CD was made. Sadly, long out-of-print (Auntie Maria knows it well): http://www.mele.com/music/artist/pekelo/ki+ho%60alu+seattle+style/ |
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Pupule
USA
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Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a
USA
1918 Posts |
Posted - 08/24/2011 : 7:13:34 PM
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| I'll be playing lots of Pekelo music on my radio show tomorrow -- and since I'm subbing for the programmer for the show which follows mine, that gives me more chances to play Pekelo's tunes. |
Auntie Maria
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My "Aloha Kaua`i" radio show streams FREE online every Thu & Fri 7-9am (HST)
www.kkcr.org - Kaua`i Community Radio
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Michael Benner
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 08/25/2011 : 02:02:31 AM
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| Pekelo was my teacher. He always treated me like a brother. He showed this Haole boy kiho'alu with more Aloha than I'd ever felt before. He was so old school -- his voice echoed the ancestors & kupuna. Sitting here in Kula tonight, I hear him singing Koali, the mele he learned from his mother growing up in Hana. In the Sons of Hawaii documentary he recalls stringing his first guitar with his father's fishing line. Now he walks with the Spirits, his guitar strapped to his back. Aloha, Peter. |
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slipry1
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 08/25/2011 : 06:44:08 AM
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Originally posted by thumbstruck
I saw Pekelo at NWFolklife a bunch of years ago. I had the CD (WHERE IS IT?) from the concert. Crash Kealoha (RIP) was the MC and said that Pekelo sounded spookily like Gabby when he sang. Braddah was right. Humor, humility, skill. Chicken skin! We miss you............
Eh, Brah! You made me one tape of 'em 6 years or so ago. Got 'em. I cut you a new CD from 'em. |
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Iakonu
Akahai
USA
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noeau
Ha`aha`a
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 08/25/2011 : 09:06:33 AM
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| He was one of my favorite singers. I remember one time he gave me a thumbs up while I sang Hiʻilawe. I was thrilled to be recognized by him. I was encouraged to keep at it. |
No'eau, eia au he mea pa'ani wale nō. |
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Aloha to Pekelo
