 This week on Pakele Live! with Tony Solis we are proud to host multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano and Hawai’i Music Award winner Ku’uipo Kumukahi.
A self-taught musician influenced by family songs, Hawaiian singers and her parents, Ku’uipo learned to play the ‘ukulele at a young age. She was encouraged to add guitar and bass to her repertoire, but formal music training didn’t begin until later, when she began to take private voice lessons and enrolled in music classes in college. She is a true artist of Hawaiian music. From her family come deeply rooted traditions, knowledge and values which she presents with the voice that has made her known throughout the State of Hawai‘i, the continental United States and abroad.
Known as the “Sweetheart of Hawaiian Music,” she’s won “Female Vocalist of the Year” honors several times (in addition to her many other Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards). One of her albums received an unprecedented 9 Nā Hōkū nominations in 1994, and garnered 5 awards.
Ku’uipo has performed all over the state of Hawai’i, the mainland, and abroad. Her mission is to produce, preserve, perpetuate and promote quality in Hawaiian music as well as the music of Hawai’i and its performance, which includes the use of Hawaiian language, and the use of artistry, mannerism and values that are unique to Hawaiian music and hula. She is the current President of the Hawai’i Academy of Recording Arts. Her favorite ‘olelo no’eau (proverb or saying) is something her father used to tell her: “le’ale’a kalaikalai manumanu i ka loa’a” (essentially, “Have fun, and do it right the first time.”)
Join host Tony Solis as we welcome Ku’uipo Kumukahi to the Pakele Live! stage on Thursday, March 3 from 6-8p.m. HST at our new home at the Willows (901 Hausten St., Honolulu). There is no cover charge or minimum, no reservations are required and all ages are welcome. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. (Doors open at 5:30.) Guests may choose from the full nightly buffet ($34.95) or a new a la carte menu created especially for Pakele Live! (and available only during the show), with prices ranging from $5 to $16. Drink specials are also available, and validated valet parking is only $3.
You may also watch the show live online at: http://www.pakelelive.com/
(If you watch online, please email the show at pakele @ lava.net and let us know you’re watching! Mention your name and where you’re located - city, state – or country, if outside the U.S.!)
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Ku'uipo Kumukahi, Pakele Live 3/3
Posted - 03/02/2011 : 9:59:19 PM
