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lynn
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 This week on Pakele Live! with Tony Solis we’re hosting a CD release party for Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winner and Grammy nominee Keale. Joining him will be Don Kaulia, LT Smooth, Danny Carvalho, Chris Lau, and Bill Griffin & Leslie Kline of the band Saloon Pilots.
A member of Hawai’i’s well-known and well-respected Keale family (his first cousin is Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – IZ – and his uncle was the legendary Moe Keale), Keale began his musical career relatively late in life. Immediately following the 2002 death of his beloved Uncle Moe, Keale had what some call a vision and others call supernatural: Uncle Moe came to him while he was sitting at Kailua Beach and said, “‘I love your music. I love your music.” Keale initially didn’t say anything about the encounter, because he thought to himself, “I don’t have any music. What do you mean, Uncle?” He said Uncle Moe repeated, “I love your music, no worry, I love your music,” and then added, “You are Keale.”
Keale credits that vision with his decision to begin playing music – and through his voice (it’s obvious he inherited the family musical genes) and the ‘ukulele and guitar, he is continuing in the footsteps of his uncle and is helping to uphold the Keale family name. A member of the award-winning band Kaukahi, (the band won four Na Hoku Hanohano Awards in 2007 for their debut album), and working with artists such as Hawai’i’s own Jack Johnson, Keale has also made a name for himself as a solo artist.
His debut solo CD Kahikina (“sunrise”) was released in 2007, and contains songs that express both who he is and what it means to him to be Hawaiian. His new album Kawelona (“shimmering of the setting sun”) continues in that vein, with 9 of the 16 songs in Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian, most of which come from chants he arranged to music. The album also contains two songs featuring keiki – one with the keiki of Ke Kula o Ni’ihau, and the other featuring his daughter Emma and Kaukahi bandmate Dean Wilhelm’s three daughters. (Emma and the Wilhelm girls might join him at Pakele!)
In addition to regular performances and tours with his Kaukahi band mates, Keale performs with other musicians and as a solo artist – in fact, he was invited to perform at President Obama’s inauguration.
Join host Tony Solis for Pakele Live! this Thursday, October 8, from 6-8 p.m. HST in the Pakele Lounge at the Ala Moana Hotel (410 Atkinson Dr., Honolulu). Although admission is free, your purchase of two drinks or soft drinks will help ensure the continuation of the Pakele Live! concert series. All ages are welcome, and free parking is available next door at Ala Moana Shopping Center.
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 – mention your name and where you’re located - city, state – or country, if outside the U.S.!
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Keale CD Release party 10/8 Pakele Lounge
