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Hawaiian music in general, which was promoted under the reign of King David Kalakaua as a matter of national pride and cultural revival, drew rhythms from traditional Hawaiian beats and European military marches, and drew its melodies from Christian hymns and the cosmopolitan peoples of the islands (although principally American).
King's Songs of Hawaii: a companion to King's Book of Hawaiian Melodies (in Hawaiian and English). 1942. LCCN 43011014. Hawaiian favorites, for the piano. 1945. LCCN unk84202781. Ke kali nei au. The Hawaiian wedding song: Hawaiian lyric and music by Charles E. King. English lyric by Al Hoffman [and] Dick Manning. 1958. LCCN unk84211379.
The original Noble sheet music differs. It starts with a four-bar instrumental introduction (5-1, F to Bb, with the "Humuhumunukunukuapuaa" melody) and then leads into an eight-bar vocal introduction with a unique melody that is not repeated later in the song, the lyrics setting up the theme of a homesick Hawaiian sailor yearning to return to Kona.
By the 2000s, Hawaiian music fans had started a letter-writing campaign to the high-rise hotels along Waikiki Beach, asking them to bring back the traditional island melodies, said Bill Wynne, 53 ...
His band featured the steel guitar, which had a trademark sound, producing tuneful and rhythmic dance music with a strong Hawaiian flavour. Hilo Hattie was a featured performer with The Royal Hawaiian Hotel Orchestra. Beginning in 1935, Owens and his orchestra were featured on the popular Saturday night radio show, Hawaii Calls.
Rudi Wairata aka Rudy Wairata [2] (1929/1930 –1981) was an influential Indonesian musician who had fronted the Mena Moeria Minstrels and the Amboina Serenaders. [3] Wairata's style of playing was influenced by Sol Hoʻopiʻi and Andy Iona. [4]
The 49th State Hawaii Record Company was founded in Honolulu, Hawaii by record store owner George K. Ching in 1948. [1] The label was named in anticipation of Hawaii's eventual attainment of statehood, though Alaska gained statehood eight months before Hawaii, making Hawaii the 50th state.
Music of Hawaii (1939) Victor Herbert Melodies, ... Music of Hawaii is a compilation album containing five 78rpm records of Hawaiian music issued by Decca Records.