This one flew right by me. A true pioneer of slack key guitar Raymond Kaleoalohapoina’oleohelemanu Kāne died February 27, 2008. Ray Kāne was like the Elvis Presley of slack key guitar. The riffs and runs were already there but he gave the music style, flair, and character.
At age nine, when Ray felt [...]
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Ray Kāne (1925-2008)
Card Carrying Member - OSAGE NATION
Sometimes I feel mizunderstood…I mean being Osage Indian and all. Don’t get me wrong people know its true. I get it all the time. People stop me on the street but I don’t think anything of it. My face paint is really just a facade. I’m hiding behind it so nobody knows when I shed [...]
Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa @ Knuckleheads
The weather was perfect for a night of kī hō‘alu. Couldn’t have been a better evening. Knuckleheads opened up the garage doors in the back of the venue which looks out onto the outdoor stage. I was pleasantly surprised because I expected to be standing up the whole time inhaling smoke. (Which may [...]
Maui and Free Breakfast
I woke up this morning with the sounds of Hawaiian slack key guitar playing via KKFI 90.1. That put a little hop in my step. Then the DJ said they were giving away tickets to the Led concert. They said you had to be the third caller. I was the 1st. Dangit! I knew I [...]
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