Guitar & ‘Ukulele Masters
Guitar & ‘Ukulele Masters
Award-winners in the distinctive Hawaiian style of slack key guitar and ‘ukulele
Kanekoa
Kanekoa “The Hawaiian Grateful Dead" —Bill Kreutzmann, The Grateful Dead “These guys scare me, they are that good” —David Hidalgo, Los Lobos “The band is amazing…stepping out of the traditional ‘ukulele approach” —Mick Fleetwood, Fleetwood Mac Kanekoa is one of...
read moreGeorge Kahumoku Jr. & Masters of Hawaiian Music
4 Grammy’s in Hawaiian Music
“Virtuosic keepers of a cultural flame” – NY Times
Guest Artists – Masters of Hawaiian Music
4 Grammy’s in Hawaiian Music
“Virtuosic keepers of a cultural flame” – NY Times
Jeff Peterson
“…his style exquisite…Brilliant”
“An exceptionally talented guitarist, in a variety of styles from jazz and classical to slack key”
Native Arts & Cultures Foundation Fellow, 4-time Best Slack Key Award!
Keola Beamer, with Moanalani Beamer
“There’s no better slack key player than Beamer” – Willie Nelson
“Quintessential…Slack-Key Guitar Master” –NY Times
Native Arts & Cultures Foundation Fellow
Keola Beamer & Henry Kapono
Legends: Keola Beamer & Henry Kapono, with Moanalani Beamer “[Keola Beamer]…The Quintessential Hawaiian Slack-Key Guitar Master" --The New York Times “Henry Kapono has clearly become the most prolific and profound island entertainer of his era – and there’s no...
read moreLed Kaapana
“ master slack key guitarist.”-NY Times
“… a flat out genius at just about any stringed instrument that can be finger-picked.”
NEA National Heritage Fellow
Makana
“…a textbook illustration of slack-key style…dazzling.” NY Times
“impressive stage presence and jewel box precision… a master, for certain…with sizzling showmanship.” -Honolulu Advertiser
Nathan Aweau
“on electric bass and acoustic guitar,… advanced understanding of harmony and orchestration …his singing style is effortless” –NY Times
read moreWaipuna
“… the art of Hawaiian poetry in song.”
Kale Hannahs, Matthew Sproat, and David Kamakahi feature gorgeous harmonies and dynamite guitar and ‘ukulele