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| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 08/08/2011 : 05:08:05 AM
My sweetie is learning a hula for "Kananaka," fittingly enough the song is said to have been written by a Kalakaua court dancer.
Interestingly, there are two versions of the Lahaina mermaid song. They share the main topic, some melodic outlines, and some lyrics, but they are otherwise fairly different. One is the version Keali`i Reichel sings, the other is sung by Sonny Chillingworth.
I haven't been able to find any info that gives a clue about the history and derivation of these two versions of the "same" song. Anyone have any info?
By the way, Sonny's slack key accompaniment to his version, on the "Endlessly" CD, is killer.
Fran |
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| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 08/09/2011 : 06:12:55 AM
Gee, thanks, Auntie Maria. Now instead of two versions I have ... four!!! Well, actually, I don't "have" the one from Kimo Alana, but I found the others. I had heard of the Farden family version but my Googling didn't discover it. Thanks, Auntie.
Fran |
| Auntie Maria |
Posted - 08/08/2011 : 07:03:43 AM
Google search turned up this info about the mele, from Kihei DeSilva:
http://web.mac.com/halaumohalailima/HMI/Kananaka.html |
| Auntie Maria |
Posted - 08/08/2011 : 07:00:35 AM
Not sure how much this will help answer your question, but....
When Eddie & Myrna Kamae were doing research for their Lahaina film:
http://www.hawaiianlegacy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=18
was when Eddie learned that "Kananaka" had been composed by his grandmother. There is a beautiful noho performance of the mele included in that film, BTW.
Perhaps an email to their site, could help you? |
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