Kohala

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#		Title	Length
1		Highway In the Sun	3:33	Play
2		Moloka'i Sweet Home	5:10	Play
3		Lost Again	3:48	Play
4		Sunflower	4:08	Play
5		North Shore Road	4:18	Play
6		Life's Different Now	5:16	Play
7		Kona Breeze	5:23	Play
8		Kauanoeanuhea	4:36	Play
9		Forest	3:04	Play
10		Moonlight Lady	3:45	Play
11		Honolulu City Lights	3:09	Play

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KOHALA's music - instrumental arrangements for acoustic and classical guitars - reflects the pristine beauty of the Kohala region on the Big Island where the trio lives. Kohala fans are people of all ages who appreciate the beauty of acoustic instruments and great guitar playing. Lead guitarist Charles Michael Brotman is a classical guitarist who began playing contemporary jazz after completing graduate studies in music. Kevin Teves and Charlie Recaido grew up in Hawaii playing island music with a finger picking style on steel-string acoustic guitars. The combination of the trio's diverse musical influences creates their own distinct sound - a blend of Contemporary Hawaiian, Jazz and New Age.
Originally from Mercer Island, Washington, Charles Michael Brotman specialized in early music performance practices in grad school. After teaching classical guitar at the University of Hawaii Music Department for 9 years, Brotman released his first 2 CDs: MANGO COOLER (Global Pacific, 1990) and PACIFIC RENDEZVOUS (Brainchild, 1993). Both charted in the top 10 on US contemporary jazz radio. Brotman now tours and records with KOHALA and also works as a composer and producer out of his Lava Tracks Recording Studio in Waimea on the Big Island. His compositions are heard worldwide on radio, film, and TV (Oprah, Dateline, Entertainment Tonight, Nickelodeon...). He is a HOKU Award winner.
Recaido, born and raised in Hawaii, performed and recorded with the group Summer, which toured in the US and Japan in the late 70s with Kalapana. Summer was a headliner at "Toppe Ada Shoppe", the hotspot in Honolulu in the 70s that spawned the contemporary renaissance of music in Hawaii. Recaido also lives in Waimea in the Kohala region and works as an independent engineer and producer in between KOHALA tours and recording projects. Teves grew up on Oahu, and like Recaido, frequently performed at the "Toppe Ada Shoppe" in Honolulu. He performed and recorded with the group "Akona", played in the band "Solbrea" with Brother Noland, and played and recorded with Recaido in a band called "Pahoehoe". Teves lives in the coffee growing belt of Hawaii near Kona on the Big Island.

KEY VENUES HEADLINED:
Japan: The Blue Note, Osaka; Sweet Basil, Tokyo; The Blue Note, Fukuoka

Hawaii: Maui Arts and Culture Center, McCoy Studio Theater; Aloha Theatre, HI.; Atherton Theatre, Honolulu

OTHER RECORDINGS: "ISLAND TREASURES" (Palm Records 1998), "FLYING" (Palm Records 2000), "LULLABY" (Palm Records 2001), "BACK TO KOHALA" (Palm Records 2002) "COOL BREEZE" (2003)