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Brothers Cazimero The Brothers Cazimero are consummate performers who have made their
indelible imprint on the face of contemporary Hawaiian music. Their
talent, longevity and sales success over the past 30 years have placed
them in a league of their own, untouched by any other performer in
the history of Hawaiian music. |
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Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom Amy Hanaiali`i
Gilliom is one of Hawai`i 's shining stars, who has won the hearts
of many with the resurrection of Ha`i (female falsetto singing).
A multi-Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner, her last five albums have
won her Song of Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Hawaiian Album
of the Year and Group of the Year. |
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Hapa Hapa’s music,
performed by Barry Flanagan and Nathan Aweau, is an amalgam of influences
ranging from ancient Polynesian rhythms and genealogical
chants to the strummed ballads of Portuguese fisherman, Spanish cowboys.
Add to this a dose of American acoustic folk/rock, and you have the
unique flavor of Hapa. |
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Sistah Robi Kahakalau Robi's multi-cultural,
multi-lingual background is reflected in her music, which ranges
from soft Hawaiian rhythms to funky reggae beats, from American pop
songs to Polynesian traditionals. As long as it feels good, as long
as it's fun, she sings it - in her own special way. |
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Melveen Leed This Na Hoku Hanohano
award-winning vocalist's voice is amazing and versatile,
and she sings with emotion and clarity.
In her fifth
decade of performing the music that she loves, Leed continues to
create many moments of enjoyment for her many fans and many more
that have just discovered what a marvelous and enduring performer
that she is. |
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Makana Makana's music
transcends category and trend by integrating elements of folk, rock,
ethnic, classical, bluegrass, jazz, traditional, ambient and Hawaiian
slack key in gentle to commanding arrangements. The result is innovation
and the charting of new sonic frontiers with deep ties to tradition. |
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Maunalua Maunalua consists
of Bobby Moderow, Jr., who was schooled by the legendary Raymond
Kane, playing rhythm and slack key guitar, as well as providing vocals;
Kahi Kaonohi, a journeyman musician with many local groups and Halau
before settling in with Maunalua, playing bass guitar and singing;
and Bruce Spencer, whose strong foundation in local music harmonies
rounds out the group with his six-string ukulele and vocals. |
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Azure McCall Honolulu’s “First
Lady of Jazz” is a top-notch professional jazz and R&B
singer. One of the hidden treasures of Hawaii for some thirty years,
Azure McCall is a jazz singer in the highest sense of the term. |
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Na Palapalai These 2005 Na Hoku
Award winners took home Best Group of the Year and Hawaiian Album
of the Year. With strong instrumental talents and beautifully blended
voices, they perform both originals and Hawaiian standards in a traditional
style that is still identifiably their own. |
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Jerry Santos Na Hoku Hanohano
award winning artist Jerry Santos, of Olomana fame, performs his
classic local favorites, and is accompanied by the ukulele stylings
of Brian Tolentino and rich falsetto of Hoku Zuttemeister. |
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Bruce Shimabukuro Bruce Shimabukuro,
younger brother of Jake, is an ukulele aficionado in his own right.
Bruce shares his talent not only through his performances, but as
an instructor
through his own ukulele academy. |
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Jake Shimabukuro Known for lightning
fast fingers and revolutionary playing techniques, Jake Shimabukuro
is a master of the ukulele. Not only does he play styles previously "taboo" on
the four-string, two-octave instrument, but he is creating music
never before thought possible. While Jake has great respect and love
for traditional Hawaiian ukulele music, his mission is to show everyone
that the ukulele is capable of so much more. |
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