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"My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi", written by Tommy Harrison, Bill Cogswell, and Johnny Noble in Hawaii in 1933, is a Hawaiian song in the Hawaiian musical style known as hapa haole. One of the earliest recordings by Ted Fio Rito and his orchestra reached number one on the charts in 1934. [ 1 ]
Nora Aunor (1971) on Blue Hawaii [3] Slim Whitman (1977), recorded it on his Home on the Range album; The Melbourne Ukulele Kollective [4] John Ford's 1963 movie Donovan's Reef utilized the song as its opening theme as well as in later scenes. In the 1970s, C&H Sugar used the melody for their jingle
Jake Shimabukuro (born November 3, 1976) is a ukulele virtuoso and composer from Hawaii [a] known for his fast and complex finger work. [2] His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco. [3]
Eddie Leilani Kamae was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised both there and in Lahaina, Maui.His grandmother was a dancer for King David Kalākaua's court. [2]He learned to play the 'ukulele [3] with an instrument his bus driver brother found on the public transport.
Ahe Lau Makani, translated as The Soft Gentle Breeze [5] or There is a Zephyr, [2] is a famous waltz composed by Queen Liliʻuokalani around 1868. Probably written at Hamohamo, the Waikīkī home of the Queen, this song appeared in "He Buke Mele O Hawaii" under the title He ʻAla Nei E Māpu Mai Nei.
He is recognized by many as the world's most diversified Ukulele player. He has recorded music that is categorized as Pop Music, Romantic Music, Jazz, Traditional Hawaiian music and with orchestras. He was inducted into the Ukulele Hall of Fame in 2006. [5] [6] The first collaboration for Herb Ohta and Andre Popp was released in the US by A&M ...
Honoka & Azita was a ukulele musical duo from Hawaii, United States, and are known for their fast fingers and unique arrangements of popular and original songs. [1] Honoka Katayama (born 1998) and Azita Ganjali (born 2000) were students of Jody Kamisato (now their manager), [2] and met in the Ukulele Hale studio in Honolulu. In 2013, they ...
He has spent his life educating the world about Hawaiian culture through music and dance. Kealiʻi (pronounced Keh-ah-LEE-ee) Reichel was born and raised on the island of Maui . Reichel grew up in the town of Lahaina where he attended Lahainaluna High School , however he spent weekends and summers with his maternal grandmother in the plantation ...