Guitar & ‘Ukulele Masters
Guitar & ‘Ukulele Masters
Award-winners in the distinctive Hawaiian style of slack key guitar and ‘ukulele
Kala’e + Kalena
“Native Hawaiian country music? Kala‘e Parish is right at the vanguard of this form.”
John Cruz
“a great songwriter and a great singer…he’s one of the best.”
Keola Beamer & Jeff Peterson
Cover Photo: Mustafa BilalPhoto: Michael FishKeola Beamer & Jeff Peterson, with Moanalani Beamer Keola Beamer is a Hawaiian legend who has stretched the boundaries of slack key guitar music while remaining true to the soul of its deeply Hawaiian roots. Says Willie...
George 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!
Kanekoa
“The Hawaiian Grateful Dead” —Bill Kreutzmann, The Grateful Dead
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
Cover photo: Courtesy of MIM Photo: Mustafa BilalPhoto: James Kimo GarrettLegends: 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...
Led 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