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cyril
Lokahi
USA
110 Posts |
 Posted - 06/30/2011 : 3:56:53 PM
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http://www.kingstontrioplace.com/daveletr.htm
Thoughts some guys might enjoy seeing this article link from the Gabby Pahinui Waimanalo Kanikapila FB page
more info and t-shirt at: gabbypahinui.com
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Cyril Pahinui
cyril.cyrilpahinui.com |
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mike2jb
Lokahi
USA
213 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2011 : 6:42:02 PM
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| Wow, Cyril, I never knew about this connection. Thanks so much for putting this up here. |
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Mike Anderson
Akahai
Canada
84 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2011 : 06:57:00 AM
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| This is a funny coincidence, because I just found out about this album yesterday afternoon during a Google search. It is still available through Amazon. Thanks for this nice resource Cyril! |
It's never too late to have a happy childhood! |
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noeau
Ha`aha`a
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2011 : 5:19:43 PM
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Beautiful thanks for turning us on to this. The tuning with low F on string 6 and C on the 5th string. I wonder, do you tune the 2 low strings up? Because tuning down to F no sound too good. I also played along with the sound track behind the interview. If I tuned to concert pitch then the songs were in Bb and E the intervals for Bb worked like taro patch intervals verry interesting.
I know years ago when I tried to play along with recordings by Gabby or the Sons it was frustrating because they never played with their instruments tuned to 440. That is what I think helped to make theirslack key unique and sounded sweet and mellow. |
No'eau, eia au he mea pa'ani wale nō. |
Edited by - noeau on 07/01/2011 9:48:52 PM |
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thumbstruck
Ahonui
USA
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Posted - 07/02/2011 : 06:31:53 AM
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| Someone gave me a tape of the LPs 20 years ago. Very cool! A must have. |
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Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 07/02/2011 : 7:00:37 PM
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"Pure Gabby"...the perfect title for this recording, for sure! Such a delight to be able to him unfettered by too many other instruments/musicians.
BTW, his interview with Dave Guard is included on this CD:
http://www.mele.com/music/artist/gabby+pahinui/king+of+slack+key%2C+the/
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Trev
Lokahi
United Kingdom
265 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2011 : 11:17:20 PM
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This record was the first slack key record I ever heard, and also the first Hawaiian record I ever heard. I picked it up on holiday in Florida. I'd just seen a Polynesian themed dinner show that featured some Hawaiian music. In the gift shop, there were some CDs. I bought this one, marketed as 'The King of Slack Key Volume 1' because I recognised the name Gabby Pahinui.
The only reason I recognised the name was because I'd read an American guitar magazine in about 1982 which had an interview with Ry Cooder, which was the first time I'd heard the expression 'slack key' and he had remarked on how good Gabby was.
Playing this CD, I think it's fair to say, changed my life. I'd not heard this type of music before, and instantly fell for it. The track was Hi'ilawe. The way that it is simple, and at the same time intricate is something I found fascinating. And the singing, although I didn't (and still don't) understand the language, held a rare and compelling beauty.
I was captivated and compelled to learn more. Wouldn't it be great, I reasoned, if there was somewhere you could go for a week or so and learn some of the basics of this stuff..
An internet search came up with the Aloha Music Camp - the more I read, the better it seemed to get - they had a camp in February, which was best for me, there were whales off the coast, and it took place on what can only be described as paradise.
The only qualm I had was talking my Alison into it! She did not play an instrument at the time, and I was concerned. However, the paradise/whales component seemed to persuade her, and she was good enough to accompany me on my mad adventure to the other side of the world. So in February 2006 we arrived on Molokai, knowing nothing about Hawaiian culture, music or indeed anything other than the music on this one CD.
That's where it all started. Alison now plays ukulele, and sings (which I never thought would happen!) we've made some very good friends, from Hawaii, and from Mainland USA, we now have several more Hawaiian CDs, and it's rare that a week goes by without us listening to something Hawaiian.
But track 1 of this CD - the solo acoustic version of Hi'ilawe - well it's still very special to me. The reason I'm on this board now, the reason I know so many of you, and the reason I went to Hawaii in the first place - are all directly traceable to this one recording.
In my view, anyone with even a passing interest in Hawaiian music should have a copy of this. |
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ypochris
Lokahi
USA
398 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2011 : 07:38:11 AM
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| Yes, Gabby's "Hi'ilwae" was my introduction to recorded Hawaiian music also, although I had heard people play the song at lu'au, naturally, as I was living in Waipi'o near the falls. But Gabby's version was superlative. |
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Iakonu
Akahai
USA
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Posted - 07/13/2011 : 07:03:48 AM
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| Mahalo nui loa Cyril for the link - this is a fascinating amount of background to that recording which I never knew about. Pure Gabby was one of the first slack key recordings I heard and was blown away. The recording was given to me by my late father-in-law who flew to islands for United Airlines in the 70s and 80s. During his many trips to the islands he managed to find a lot of real good Hawaiian music and if it wasn't for that I never would have tuned my guitar to Taropatch. |
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cyril
Lokahi
USA
110 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2011 : 8:24:03 PM
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Aloha,
I thought I would add to say my dad was ahead of his time with slack key. His main goal was to get guys playing it and not let it die off. In the heritage series there is a nice recording we have of Uncle Sonny and Atta talking about this and how Gabby got them back playing slack key. We are working to get these sessions released so they are available for the public.
In 1946, Gabby made his first slack key recording of, “Hi‘ilawe,” for the Bell Records label. The song was given to him to record by someone on Maui who was related to the composer. This was the first recording of a Hawaiian song with slack key guitar.
The following year he recorded “Hula Medley,” the first recording of a slack key guitar instrumental. During this period he made two other influential sides for Bell, the vocal “Wai O Ke Aniani” and the instrumental “Key Koalu” (probably a misspelling of “Ki Ho‘alu,” plus another version of “Hi‘ilawe” for Aloha Records.
We have been collecting these old 78s for the Hawaiian Museum of Music and Dance Collection on Gabby and Pahinui family music. It is chicken skin to be listening to them on a Victorola. |
Cyril Pahinui
cyril.cyrilpahinui.com |
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cyril
Lokahi
USA
110 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2011 : 8:27:53 PM
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| Also if any guys want to support the memory of my dad, the t-shirts for the Gabby Pahinui Waimanalo Kanikapila are still available on the gabbypahinui.com website till the event on August 6, 2011. |
Cyril Pahinui
cyril.cyrilpahinui.com |
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Dave Guard's 1961 Production Hawaiian Slack Key
