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| Auntie Maria |
Posted - 07/05/2010 : 7:08:42 PM
Originally released in 1993, "Ki Ho`alu Slack Key The Hawaiian Way" will now be available on DVD as of July 20. Yahoooooooooooo!
This film is a moving journey into the beauty and meaning of Hawaiian slack key music. Award-winning director Eddie Kamae’s rare combination of master musician and cinematic storyteller is the key to showing how Hawaii’s cultural traditions and the ki ho`alu guitar intertwine – and opening the door to a greater love of that music.
Candid interviews and archival images combine with the music of many virtuoso performers, from legendary Fred Punahou and Gabby Pahinui to Raymond Kane and today’s Ledward Kaapana, to tell the slack key story from the 1830s to the present. It shows you how this music perpetuates family tradition as songs, techniques and special string tunings are passed from one generation to the next.
All the main islands are visited, including seldom seen Ni`ihau, as Eddie Kamae explores this most Hawaiian music and its links with the people and places that have nourished it.
More info at the Kamae's website:
http://www.hawaiianlegacy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=12 |
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| Mika ele |
Posted - 08/17/2010 : 1:30:32 PM
I've watched it a couple of times. Lots of young guns hammering away and some real nahenahe ladies too. |
| Admin |
Posted - 08/11/2010 : 3:59:15 PM
Claudia - you win. I got mine but only watched once, so far. |
| Claudia |
Posted - 08/11/2010 : 3:27:30 PM
I just got mine and I have already seen it 3 times. I love, love, love it. Mahalo e Eddie Kamae!! |
| Admin |
Posted - 07/29/2010 : 04:03:31 AM
The Hawaiian Way - Kī Hōʻalu Slack Key
I just bought mine here since I can get my free shipping with Amazon Prime. |
| cpatch |
Posted - 07/28/2010 : 11:58:40 PM
Just ordered mine. |
| hwnmusiclives |
Posted - 07/14/2010 : 04:39:34 AM
I have been waiting for this one since... 1993. I was at the premiere at Kennedy Center in 1993. They showed three movies that day, including this one and "Li'a." I have waited patiently for all of these DVD releases.
The highlight of that day was a concert by the then current incarnation of The Sons of Hawai'i which featured Eddie, George Kuo, and Bruddah Smitty.
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| cpatch |
Posted - 07/12/2010 : 09:25:25 AM
Finally! |
| Admin |
Posted - 07/06/2010 : 04:27:18 AM
Yes! I've been waiting for this. Caught part of this on TV in 1993 but never saw the whole thing. |
| thumbstruck |
Posted - 07/06/2010 : 04:26:42 AM
What a great resource to have in a library! |
