Hawaiian Treasures Celebration

George Kahumoku Jr. is bringing his Grammy Award winning show “Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar” to The Cedar in March.  There is plenty to celebrate after winning the Grammy three years straight for “Best Hawaiian Music Album.”   Kahumoku, a master slack key guitarist, was also one of the producers for the albums. These three CDs are live recordings from a weekly Slack Key show hosted by Kahumoku in Maui.  Last year’s release Treasures Of The Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar features two other esteemed artists who will also be touring with Kahumoku. 
 
 Dennis Kamakahi is one of Hawaii’s most prolific composers having written such famous Hawaiian standards such as Wahine Ilikea, Pua Hone and Koke’e among many others.  At the early age of 19, his rich voice and superlative guitar skills led him to be honored to replace the late Gabby Pahinui in the acclaimed band The Sons of Hawaii. Now after 40 years as a professional musician, he, too, can claim to be one of Hawaii’s most renowned artists.
 
Richard Ho’opi’i is a living legend of Hawaiian music and master of the traditional art form of Hawaiian falsetto.  For many years he performed with his brother Sol as the Ho’opi’i Brothers.  He has received the National Endowment for the Arts Folk Heritage Fellowship, America’s highest honor for traditional artists.  Charismatic on stage, his lively music, thick white hair and infectious smile, make him one of the most recognizable Hawaiian musicians.
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