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wcerto
Ahonui
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 Posted - 11/13/2011 : 11:30:23 AM
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Have at it boys, I know you are chomping at the bit. Me, I am going to stay out of it.
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Me ke aloha
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Ahonui
USA
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Posted - 11/13/2011 : 3:38:38 PM
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I am going to assume you are referring to this:
(from the Star-Advertiser) ---
Makana serenades APEC leaders with pro-Occupy protest song
By Mary Vorsino
Slack-key celebrity Makana used his performance at an APEC dinner last night at the Hale Koa Hotel as an opportunity to get his pro-Occupy Wall Street movement views out to President Barack Obama and other world leaders.
Makana wore an "Occupy with Aloha" t-shirt under his black blazer and sang his newest song, "We are the Many," an anthem of sorts for Occupy protesters.
The lyrics include, "Ye come here gather 'round the stage; The time has come for us to voice our rage."
Makana said he sang the song for about 45 minutes during his 2 1/2-hour-performance at the official dinner, changing its pacing because "he had to be subtle about it."
"I didn't want to get shut down," said the 33-year-old, adding that though some people at the dinner appeared to catch on, no one stopped him. He said the president did not appear to notice.
This morning, Makana said he was initially afraid about singing the piece, but decided to do it anyway because he believes APEC's leaders are not representing common people.
"It was my message that they are occupying Hawaii right now and they need to do it with aloha and not just say it," he said. "I don't personally feel they've done that. They are not representing the people they purport to represent."
He added that he wanted to send his message without being disrespectful or rude.
"They don't really know what happened and that's the beauty of it," he said.
Makana posted a video on Youtube.com this morning explaining his decision to perform the song. The post includes shaky video of Makana singing at the APEC dinner at Hale Koa.
The video had more than 300 views by mid-morning. And more than 45 people had left comments on Makana's Facebook page, most applauding his decision to sing the song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H-M07v8N_eU
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markwitz
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 11/13/2011 : 4:23:02 PM
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This is the song that Makana played for the world leaders gathered in that room.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq3BYw4xjxE |
"The music of the Hawaiians, the most fascinating in the world, is still in my ears and
haunts me sleeping and waking."
Mark Twain |
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Pupule
USA
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 11/14/2011 : 01:07:31 AM
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| Someone said good thing nomo J. Edgar Hoover. |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
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Iakonu
Akahai
USA
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Posted - 11/14/2011 : 08:41:40 AM
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| Apparently Makana thought he was going to play his set while the President ate dinner. As it turns out the President requested Makana to dine with him and then play after dinner. The upshot for those of us in Seattle was that Makana missed his flight to Seattle and was unable to play at the 3rd Annual Seattle Slack Key Festival yesterday. Sounds like an opportunity not to be missed out on but we did miss him here in Seattle. |
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Larry Goldstein
Lokahi
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Posted - 11/14/2011 : 11:11:05 AM
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Among other attributes to "We Are The Many" is musically how understated this song is relative to Makana's other work.
As for the lyrics, there is possibly a new anthem emerging here; it's only a matter of time.
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Iakonu
Akahai
USA
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Posted - 11/14/2011 : 11:56:52 AM
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| I find it interesting how much attention this is getting in the news. Democracy Now is currently running a full news story on this act of protest and is playing the full version of his song. Is there a new genre for ki ho'alu protest songs? |
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markwitz
`Olu`olu
USA
841 Posts |
Posted - 11/14/2011 : 12:15:06 PM
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| Not new. "Hawai'i 78", "Nanakuli/Waimanalo Blues", and of course the grand daddy of them all, "Kaulana Na Pua" all come to mind. |
"The music of the Hawaiians, the most fascinating in the world, is still in my ears and
haunts me sleeping and waking."
Mark Twain |
Edited by - markwitz on 11/14/2011 12:15:33 PM |
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ricdoug
`Olu`olu
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 11/14/2011 : 3:10:05 PM
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| 100% preplanned. My opinion. Rc |
It's easier to ask for forgiveness, than permission! |
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ypochris
Lokahi
USA
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Posted - 11/14/2011 : 3:16:46 PM
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Obviously- he was wearing his "occupy" tee shirt.
Your point? |
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TerryLiberty
Lokahi
USA
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Posted - 11/14/2011 : 3:30:07 PM
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Originally posted by markwitz
Not new. "Hawai'i 78", "Nanakuli/Waimanalo Blues", and of course the grand daddy of them all, "Kaulana Na Pua" all come to mind.
Mark:
I'm quite uninformed of the history of those songs. Could you give a bit of detail?
Thanks.
Terry
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Terry
Olympia, WA
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Pupule
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Iakonu
Akahai
USA
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Posted - 11/14/2011 : 4:12:02 PM
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Originally posted by markwitz
Not new. "Hawai'i 78", "Nanakuli/Waimanalo Blues", and of course the grand daddy of them all, "Kaulana Na Pua" all come to mind.
Mark - I knew the error of my ways about 90 seconds after sending that post when I thought of Kaulana Na Pua (which I play, duh!). Thank you for pointing the other tunes out with Hawaii 78 being a great example of more modern Hawaiian protest song. Of course Hawaiian music is full of protest music. I guess I was thinking of Makana's song in more of the Dylan-esce sense of protest music and not the slack key style.
I'll add this to the mix too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5ZtwyTcGdM |
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markwitz
`Olu`olu
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