Search - Daniel Ho, Keoki Kahumoko, George Kahumoku :: The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar

Some tunes feature as many as four performers

Midwest Book Review | Oregon, WI USA | 01/15/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you like Hawaiian slack key guitar and or mellow vocals, you need to check out the series of live performance anthologies put out by Daniel Ho Productions. Volume IV, 'The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar', is out now and is as good as it gets. Living legends like George Kahumoku Jr, Dennis Kamakahi, Sonny Lim and female triple threat Owana Salazar appear - and of course, nothing says 'Hawaii' more than Bobby Ingano, who gives a great rendition of Sol Ho'oppi's 'Moana Chimes'. Guest artists and jamming abound: how about harmonica ace Norton Buffalo dueting with George Kahumoku Jr? The liner notes give us the scoop on the various tunings: in case you ever wondered, there are many different slack key tunings. This is one big reason so many acoustic guitarists in Hawaii can sound so different from each other. Some tunes feature as many as four performers. A fave for me is 'La Cancion de Los Panilos', a tribute to the Mexican cowboys who brought the guitar tradition to Hawaii featuring guitars, ukulele, and steel guitar. Sweet.

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