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New Release by Kawika Kahiapo!

12/20/2016

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In a departure from his usual, award-winning slack key guitar style, multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winner and singer-songwriter Kawika Kahiapo is releasing an album featuring 'ukulele and just a few acoustic instruments. Says Kahiapo of the album he entitled "Uke and Call Me Cousin", "I wanted to approach this project old-school style... with a casual, easy-going tone, just like the good old days, jamming with the cousins. These songs and their essence speak for themselves: a little nostalgia and a lot of soul."
 
Indeed, "Uke and Call Me Cousin" is reminiscent of the casual “garage parties” that are common in Hawai'i to this day. Held at the Kahiapo family home when Kawika was growing up, the parties were frequented not only by family, but by artists such as the world-renowned slack key master Gabby "Pops" Pahinui - and you never knew what song someone was going to play next. In keeping with that style, the album is a blend of songs from a wide variety of artists, with a few original songs thrown into the mix. From classics like "Teach Your Children" and "The Sound of Silence" to Hawaiian favorites like "Kaneohe" and "Kaulana Nā Pua", Kahiapo's smooth vocals and beautiful arrangements make you want to lean back, relax, and just listen. His stripped down version of his award-winning hit song "Life in These Islands", originally released by his former group Kaukahi, will instantly transport listeners to Hawai'i regardless of where they are when they listen to it. His song "Another Time" is especially poignant, given the recent loss of his dear friend and fellow musician, Palani Vaughan.
 
Kahiapo is the winner of numerous awards, including both Island Music ("Ku'u 'Āina Aloha") and Slack Key ("Ho'omaluhia") Album of the Year at the 2015 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards; three Nā Hōkū Awards in 2007 for his former group Kaukahi's debut album "Life in These Islands" (Song and Group of the Year), and the Ki Ho'alu (slack key) Award; and he was featured on the GRAMMY® award-winning album, "Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key".
 
Produced by Kahiapo and Imua Garza, "Uke and Call Me Cousin" was recorded, engineered, and mixed by Garza at his Zeo Music Studios. Kahiapo plays a KoAloha tenor 'ukulele and a Kanile'a baritone 'ukulele. Garza plays upright bass, banjo, cajon, and keyboard.
 
The release date is set for December 23, 2016. The CD will be  available at Me Ke Aloha, and digitally online at CD Baby, iTunes, and other standard sites. Wider release through other retail outlets will follow. 

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Masters of Hawaiian Music, 2017 Tour

12/12/2016

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Continental U.S.A.! Are you ready for some award-winning Hawaiian music in 2017? Nathan Aweau, Kawika Kahiapo, and George Kahumoku, Jr. are headed your way! Here's the schedule - get your tickets before they sell out!

Feb 06  Triple Door, Seattle, WA, Tickets
Feb 07  Triple Door, Seattle, WA, Tickets
Feb 08  Triple Door, Seattle, WA, Tickets
Feb 09  Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR, Tickets
Feb 11  Humboldt State University - Center Arts, Arcata, CA, Tickets
Feb 15  Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis, MN, Tickets
Feb 16  Folk Alliance International, Kansas City, MO Info
Feb 17  Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL  Tickets
Feb 18  Club Passim 1st Show, Cambridge, MA, Tickets
Feb 18  Club Passim 2nd Show, Cambridge, MA, Tickets
Feb 19  George Flynn Concerts, Clinton, CT, Tickets
Feb 24  UF Performing Arts, Gainesville, FL, Tickets
Feb 25  The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA, Tickets
Feb 27  St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chatham, NJ Tickets
Mar 01  Weis Center for the Performing Arts, Bucknell University,
             Lewisburg, PA, Tickets
Mar 03  California Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA, Tickets
Mar 04  South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM, Tickets
Mar 05  James A. Little Theater, Santa Fe, NM, Tickets
Mar 08  Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA, Tickets
Mar 10  Harris Center, Folsom, CA, Tickets
Mar 12  Kuumbwa Jazz, Santa Cruz, CA, (Tickets available soon)
Mar 15  Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA, Tickets
Apr 08  Musco Center for the Arts , Orange, CA, Tickets
Apr 09  Campbell Hall, UCSB, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA,
             Tickets

          

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