Hawaiian Slack Key Kings

Collection Contents

#		Title	Length
1		Na Po'o Ka La	4:19	Play
2		Pukalani	3:13	Play
3		Lokelani's Lullabye	2:59	Play
4		Jubilation	4:53	Play
5		Sacred Ground	4:00	Play
6		Kekaha Chimes	2:29	Play
7		Sepania Slack	5:07	Play
8		Maori brown eyes	3:28	Play
9		Maunalua Jam	2:15	Play
10		Nani Wale Lihue/Ke Honi	4:02	Play
11		Song for Erin	3:53	Play
12		Sanoe	4:43	Play
13		Better Together	3:44	Play
14		Pau Pilikia	3:24	Play
15		Song for Allie	3:29	Play

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Description

Rhythm & Roots Records is excited to announce its latest release

The CD is a compilation of 15

Artists who have dedicated a good part of their lives learning,

performing, preserving and perpetuating the Hawaiian indigenous art

form of Ki-hoalu or Slack Key Guitar. These artists include Dennis

Kamakahi, Makana, David Kahiapo, Dwight Kanae, Florent Atem, Paul

Togioka, Michael Kaawa, Glen Smith, Kevin & Ikaika Brown (of

Maui), Albert Kaai, Bobby Moderow, Ledward Kaapana, Danny
Carvalho, North Shores Jack Johnson, and the producer of the project

Milton Lau. 12 of the tracks are original compositions while 3 tracks

(Maori Brown Eyes, Sanoe, Nani Wale Lihue/Ke Honi) are classic songs

from past written by others. The CD offers fans of Ki-hoalu a variety

of songs in the genre from sweet nahenahe ballads to foot stomping and

Rhythmic compositions such as Maunalua Jam. For those wanting a

bit of Celtic Makana offers Na Poo Ka La while Michael Kaawa

offers some Spanish flair with Sepania Slack. David Kahiapos

Pukalani is a jazz oriented piece while Ledward Kaapana, Paul

Togioka and Albert Kaais selections are more traditional in style.

Song for Allie, Song for Erin and Lokelanis Lullabye are personal

pieces. Song for Allie was a composition written by Danny Carvalho

for his pet cat that went to Cat Heaven after a long earthly life while

Song for Erin was written by Milton Lau for his 14 year old daughter

Erin to celebrate her birthday and admission to Kamehameha Schools

for the 9th grade while Lokelanis Lullabye was a piece composed by

Dwight Kanae for his young daughter Lokelani who lives in Kaneohe.

Finally, friend and slack key fan Jack Johnson offers his composition

entitled Better Together that was re-recorded in the studio by

recording engineer and co-producer of the project Chris Lau. Better

Together sums up the project quite nicely as the project reflects the

general feeling of all of the participants who contributed to the project

Together to make a Better product. We hope everyone will enjoy

this project which was truly a labor of love from everyone involved in

the project. Hawaiian Slack Key Kings is the third release this year

from Rhythm & Roots Records. Previous releases include Ledward

Kaapanas Grandmaster Slack Key Guitar and Paul Togiokas Here,

There, And Everywhere, Slack Key Guitar. Other recording

projects are scheduled to be released before the end of 2006.

From all of us here at Rhythm & Roots Records..

Me Ke Aloha Pumehana.

Milton & Chris Lau
Producers