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Slack-key guitar (from Hawaiian kī hōʻalu, which means "loosen the [tuning] key") is a fingerstyle genre of guitar music that originated in Hawaii.
The resulting style of play evolved into slack key—a distinctly Hawaiian sound with complex patterns of rhythm, bass, and a leading melody all handled by one player on an acoustic guitar. It...
Slack Key Festival. 18th Annual Festival: Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center January 19, 2025 2pm. It's the biggest Hawaiian music event of the year! Played from the heart and soul and flowing with vivid tropical images, Hawaiian ki ho'alu (slack key) is one of the great acoustic guitar traditions of the world. Buy Tickets.
Embark on a Virtual Hawaiian Paradise 🌺 | 3 Hours of Tranquil Slack Key Tunes for Study, Sleep, or Relaxation 🎶 | Explore the Best of Hawaiian Music 🏝️En...
The Slack Key Show is reopening in November 2023 after the Lahaina Fire Shutdown. Grammy-award winning Slack Key Guitar Master, George Kahumoku Jr, hosts the show along with the up-and-coming protégés playing the slack key style.
The Taropatch Network: An online community dedicated to Hawaiian slack key guitar & `ukulele
Beginner Slack-Key Guitar Lesson going over tuning, alternating bass, and diatonic positions up and down the neck.
The Hawaiian term kī hō`alu literally means “loosen the key,” making “slack-key” a kind of warped translation. To a mainland ear, the flowing fingerstyle that is a slack-key hallmark might call to mind some other acoustic guitar touchstones, like the rustic folk-blues of Mississippi John Hurt or the self-described “American ...
Learn Hawaiian Slack Key guitar with 63 video guitar lessons from Mark Kailana Nelson. Hawaiian slack key is a beautiful style of guitar that originated in Hawaii.
Slack key puts a premium on playing from your heart with your own special touch. That's why I'll show anybody anything they want to see." - Ozzie Kotani. Not long ago, slack key guitar was in danger of dying out.