 This week’s guest on Pakele Live! with Tony Solis is Kamuela Kahoano.
Son of long-time radio and TV personality Kimo Kahoano, Kamuela began playing the ‘ukulele at age 6. He subsequently learned other instruments, including guitar. Kamuela spent much of his childhood mastering the compositional techniques of artists like Ka’au Krater Boys, Dave Matthews, U2, the Beatles, Bob Marley, and countless others. His performances feature a wide variety of genres, from traditional Hawaiian to folk, reggae/ska, rock, pop, R&B and more. He’s also known for his wit and spontaneous banter on stage.
A self-taught composer until age 20, Kamuela entered the College of Music Composition at the University of Hawaii at Manoa on scholarship and with no prior training. Less than 3 years later he had evolved into a classical music theory buff. He also entered the University of Hawaii Chamber and Symphony Choirs, and had completed four large-scale symphonic works by age 23. He has composed over 200 songs, is the creator of Green Light Go/Kahoano Productions company, and his first Green Light Go CD was nominated for a 2007 Na Hoku Hanohano Award in the Best Rock Album category.
You can find Kamuela playing nightly at a variety of venues in the Waikiki area, either as a solo artist, with a band, or with Hawai’i Music Award winner and Na Hoku nominee Tahiti Rey. He’s also in demand as a performer at weddings! When he’s not performing or composing, his production company keeps him busy. Here’s an example of a great music video he produced (and performs in) to promote summer fun for keiki in Hawai’i: http://bit.ly/PGku3
And here he is performing his original song “Manalani” at the Kani Ka Pila Grille: http://bit.ly/jYRNp
(Fun fact: one of Kamuela’s brothers is Ikaika Kahoano, an original member of the group O-Town, from the first season of MTV’s “Making the Band.” He makes a brief appearance in the “Lenny and the SKIM” video above.)
Join host Tony Solis for Pakele Live! this Thursday, July 30, from 6-8 p.m. HST in the Pakele Lounge at the Ala Moana Hotel (410 Atkinson Dr., Honolulu). It’s free, all ages are welcome, and free parking is available next door at Ala Moana Shopping Center. (The hotel no longer serves food, but drinks are available for purchase.)
You may also watch live online at: http://www.pakelelive.com/
Those in Japan can watch at: http://www.j-wave.co.jp/
You may email the show at pakele @ lava.net
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Kamuela Kahoano at Pakele Live 7/30 6 pm
Posted - 07/29/2009 : 1:46:58 PM
