Mele o Manu Jun 21st, 2012
Thu, 06/21/2012 - 10:00am | Beth PostThis week's program is for the birds! Hawaiian birds, that is. Listen to songs about the avian natives of Hawai'i in this hour devoted to the winged singers of the Islands.
Na Mele O Hawai'i Archives
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Mele O Hawaii Jun 14th, 2012Thu, 06/14/2012 - 10:00am | Beth Post |
Mele O Hawaii Jun 7th, 2012Thu, 06/07/2012 - 10:00am | Beth Post |
Na Hoku Hanohano 2012 - WINNERS ALL! 5/31/12Thu, 05/31/2012 - 10:00am | Beth PostWe're all winners when the Hawaiian Academy of Recording Arts selects the best of the best for the annual Na Hoku awards. Today we listen to just some of the winners of the 35th annual awards, concentrating on awards for traditional Hawaiian music, including Song of the Year (Na Vaqueros by Kuana Torres Kahele), Album of the Year (Kaunaloa by Kuana Torres Kahele), and Male Vocalist of the Year (yep, that would be Kuana Torres Kahele). No, it's not an all-Kuana show; plenty of other musicians are represented. Tune in to find out who won! |
Kicking back and getting Exotic May 24th, 2012Thu, 05/24/2012 - 10:00am | Beth PostThis week, an eclectic mix of music that celebrates some long-time island performers, a few of the Na Hoku Hano Hano award nominees, and then a brief visit into the land of Exotica, with Don Tiki and Martin Denny. Enjoy! |
A beautiful lei of mele o pua for you, 5/17/12Thu, 05/17/2012 - 10:00am | Beth PostFlowers abound on the islands of Hawai'i, and so, naturally, do songs about flowers. Listen to this garland of songs about the "pua o Hawai'i", strung together for you by the likes of Cyril Pahinui, Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau, Darlene Ahuna, and others. Now go give someone you love a lei and encircle them with aloha! |
Keola Beamer & Raiatea Helm--together again for the first time, 5/10/12Thu, 05/10/2012 - 10:00am | Beth PostTo celebrate their "Ina" tour, we play songs from Keola & Raiatea's new collaboration album, as well as cuts from their individual albums "Mohala Hou" and "Island Born" (Keola) and "Sea of Love" and "Far Away Heaven" (Raiatea). Enjoy the mixed mastery of Hawaiian voice and slack key guitar from these two excellent musicians. |
Repeat "Hapa Haole Tunes" May 3rd, 2012Thu, 05/03/2012 - 10:00am | Beth Post |
Hapa Haole Tunes: The Music of Johnny Noble May 3rd, 2012Thu, 05/03/2012 - 10:00am | Beth Post
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Mele inoa no Kalakaua Apr 26th, 2012Thu, 04/26/2012 - 10:00am | Beth PostToday we celebrate Hawaiian musicians of two sorts: the 2012 inductees into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame, and the last male monarch of Hawai'i, David Kalakaua, the Merrie Monarch. The group Olomana will be honored as inductees in the Hall of Fame at a celebration at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu on May 1st, along with Sam Li'a, Benny Kalama, Alice Namakelua, and Loea Hulas Mika, Ilalaule, and Kuluwaimaka. We present music by Olomana, Don Ho, and Keola Beamer in honor of the inductees. Born David Laʻamea Kamanakapuʻu Mahinulani Nalaiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua in 1836, King Kalakaua reigned as king of Hawai'i from 1874 until his death in 1891. |
Much of the world knows about Hawaiian music because of songs with titles like "My Little Grass Shack," "Hawaiian War Chant," and "Across the Sea." All are songs that Johnny Noble wrote, composed, or made popular, and represent a kind of music called "hapa haole (half Anglo)." This fun genre combines Hawaiian topics or themes with ragtime music sensibilities. Beginning with his first cowritten song, "Across the Sea" (1919), Johnny Noble contributed more than 100 songs to the genre, and was the first Hawaiian composer to be inducted into the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), in 1935. Listen in today to the wide range of topics and styles Johnny brought us.