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Harpoon, a band that featured on the 1974 soundtrack of Little Malcolm; Ezra Furman and the Harpoons, rock band; Kid Harpoon (born 1982), English singer; Harpoon, a 2005 album by Larkin Grimm; Harpoon (Jebediah song), 1998 "Harpoon" (Knife Party and Pegboard Nerds song), 2018 "Harpoon", a song by Brecker Brothers from the 1994 album Out of the Loop
The chromatic harmonica gradually became the main instrument used by the Chinese Y.M.C.A. Harmonica Orchestra. The Chinese YMCA Harmonica Orchestra started in the 1960s, with 100 members, most of whom played harmonicas. [9] Non-harmonica instruments were also used, such as double bass, accordion, piano, and percussion such as timpani and xylophone.
This song may refer to England owning the Lusitania. [23] Unlike most other Native Hawaiian songs, it is written without the beautiful imagery of nature. Instead, it describes the use of explosives and torpedoes. This is warfare without warriors in hand-to-hand combat, with the concept of "civilians" redefined by wholesale destruction of places.
The music of Hawaii includes an array of traditional and popular styles, ranging from native Hawaiian folk music to modern rock and hip hop.Styles like slack-key guitar are well known worldwide, while Hawaiian-tinged music is a frequent part of Hollywood soundtracks.
Raiatea Helm is an internationally touring Hawaiian singer who has won has been nominated for the Grammys. [6] Kalani Pe'a is a popular Hawaiian singer songwriter who has also won two Grammys. His music is traditional style Hawaiian songs, and include four-part-harmony oli aloha (greeting chants of appreciation) as well as contemporary Hawaiian ...
The Hawaiian phrase in the line "I want to be with all the kanes and wahines that I used to know" means "men and women". The line, "Where the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a go swimming by," refers to the reef triggerfish, Hawaii's state fish, by its long Hawaiian name. Poi is a Hawaiian food staple made from taro root.
"Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" ("Hawaii's Own") is the anthem of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It previously served as the national anthem of the independent Hawaiian Kingdom during the late 19th century, as well as the short Republic of Hawaii, and has continued to be Hawaii's official anthem ever since annexation by the United States in 1898.
Robert Alexander Anderson (often given as R. Alex Anderson) (June 6, 1894 – May 30, 1995) [1] was an American composer who was born and lived most of his life in Hawaii, writing many popular Hawaiian songs within the hapa haole genre including "Lovely Hula Hands" (1940) and "Mele Kalikimaka" (1949), the latter the best known Hawaiian Christmas song.