Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar in the Real Old Style

Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar in the Real Old Style

Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar in the Real Old Style

Track Listings
 
1. Real Old Style
2. Pua Lili Lehua
3. Hawaiian Cowboy
4. Kawohikukapulani
5. Guava Tree
6. Wi Ha
7. Kaulana Na Pua
8. The Beauty of Mauna Kea
9. Lovely Hula Hands
10. Adios Ke Aloha
11. Pupu Hinuhinu

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
It all began in the summer of his 21st year. The year was 1972. Keola Beamer was to make his exploding Hawaiian debut as a recording artist. His musical medium was slack key guitar. Kiho'alu. Almost a forgotten art form. Keola's unique approach of fusing his traditional slack key performances with splashes of inventive contemporary musical images brought a new musical awareness to the people of Hawai'i.

BAND_MEMBERS: Keola Beamer-guitars, vocals

Product Description
Keola's gift for musical invention and the creative flair of Keola in a solo setting, where his total talent is exposed without the sometimes protective screen of other musicians and instruments.

Slack key guitar playing is unique to Hawai'i. It found its beginning during the 1880's. Over the years the form was handed down from player to player, with each new player adding new embellishments. Overly simplified, slack key means the loosening of some of the strings, with the thumb playing the bass notes while the other fingers play the melody on the upper strings.

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Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar in the Real Old Style
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A good introductory album
  • Early Beamer Sounds Great
 Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar in the Real Old Style
Keola Beamer
Manufacturer: Mountain Apple
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008QRA
Release Date: 1996-03-12

Tracks:

  1. Real Old Style
  2. Pua Lili Lehua
  3. Hawaiian Cowboy
  4. Kawohikukapulani
  5. Guava Tree
  6. Wi Ha
  7. Kaulana Na Pua
  8. The Beauty of Mauna Kea
  9. Lovely Hula Hands
  10. Adios Ke Aloha
  11. Pupu Hinuhinu

Album Description

Keola's gift for musical invention and the creative flair of Keola in a solo setting, where his total talent is exposed without the sometimes protective screen of other musicians and instruments.

Slack key guitar playing is unique to Hawai'i. It found its beginning during the 1880's. Over the years the form was handed down from player to player, with each new player adding new embellishments. Overly simplified, slack key means the loosening of some of the strings, with the thumb playing the bass notes while the other fingers play the melody on the upper strings.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A good introductory album.......2001-06-22

This is a re-release of Keola Beamer's introductory album. It was a precursor of what was to come, but at only 31 minutes long, it leaves you wanting more. He was only 21 when this album was recorded, and the vocals are not as self-assured as they were later to become. But never the less, this is a lovely album...slack key guitar played by one of the masters. The booklet contains notes about Keola, and also about the art of Slack Key, plus a note about each song, 4 of which were written by Keola.

4 out of 5 stars Early Beamer Sounds Great.......2000-07-16

An enjoyable album of Keola's early solo talent. The vocals aren't as polished as on recent recordings, but you can hear what a great musician he was even in 1972. A few of the tunes are so lovely they were also recorded on later albums: "The Beauty of Mauna Kea" , "Pupu Hinuhinu".

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