Entries Tagged 'Hawaiian music' ↓
August 24th, 2009 — Artist, Dance, Hawaii, Hawaiian music, History, Hula, In-Depth Interview, interview
Only a few working female vocalists in Hawaii have achieved “diva” status. Marlene Sai is one of them. In the first part of a two-part series, Marlene Sai talks about being mentored by her uncle, Andy Cummings – legendary Hawaiian music pioneer and composer of the iconic song “Waikiki.” Sai also talks about being discovered by Don Ho while she was still a junior in high school, and the golden age of Hawaiian music in Waikiki.
Long Story Short - Marlene Sai - Hawaiian "Diva" - Part One [26:42m]:
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Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.
June 15th, 2009 — Hawaii, Hawaiian music, In-Depth Interview, conversation, interview
Leslie Wilcox talks story with Na Hoku Hanohano-award-winning musician Kawika Kahiapo
about fulfilling his childhood dream of becoming a professional musician, his early experiences performing with Gabby “Pops” Pahinui and Pahinui family; the “it-was-meant-to-be” first encounter with the musicians who would become his group Kaukahi, and his dedication to giving back to the community.
Long Story Short - Kawika Kahiapo - Award-Winning Musician [26:42m]:
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December 1st, 2008 — Education, Hawaii, Hawaiian Studies, Hawaiian music, In-Depth Interview, interview
Kaua’i native Carlos Andrade is a lifelong learner. First, he learned lessons from his kupuna, his elders, living on the land. Then, he learned from professors at the University of Hawai’i. Today, he’s a teacher himself, sharing lessons with students and stories with Leslie Wilcox.
Growing up on Kaua’i, Carlos Andrade surfed, worked odd jobs and, with his wife Maile and their three children, lived “off the grid” in a house built using recycled materials. A master of the Hawaiian slack key guitar, Carlos also wrote beautiful songs, including, “Moonlight Lady,” and sailed aboard the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule’a.
Then, at the age of 43, Carlos and his wife went through a major transition, leaving what he calls a “hippie” lifestyle and entering the halls of academia – both earning master’s degrees and Carlos a PhD. Today, Dr. Carlos Andrade is a professor of Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
What would lead a music-playing surfer to go back to school – in his 40s? To continue learning. And to teach what he’s learned – from his kupuna and his professors. Along the way, Kaua’i native Carlos Andrade believes he’s earned the credentials and the right to speak out. And that’s what he does on this week’s Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox.
Long Story Short - Carlos Andrade - Professor of Hawaiian Studies & Lifelong Learner [27:09m]:
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Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.
November 24th, 2008 — Author, Hawaii, Hawaiian music, In-Depth Interview, cancer survivor, conversation, interview
In this episode of Long Story Short, Leslie Wilcox sits down to share stories with Keola Beamer.
The popular and gifted writer, composer and Hawaiian slack key guitar master says he ready to talk – for the first time publicly – about the passing of his mother, Aunty Nona Beamer. And he wants to talk – for the first time publicly – about surviving prostate cancer. It’s an emotional and revealing Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox.
Long Story Short - Keola Beamer - Writer, Composer & Slack-Key Guitar Master [27:48m]:
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Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.
November 3rd, 2008 — Hawaii, Hawaiian music, In-Depth Interview, conversation, interview
Emma Veary, a Hawaiian musical treasure, sits down with Leslie Wilcox to share stories from an extraordinary life.
Emma’s strongest influence, her mother Nana Veary, spent a lifetime exploring the meaning of spirituality. In her journey, Nana Veary traveled the globe with tobacco heiress Doris Duke who called young Emma, “Tita,” a Hawaii word for sister.
Emma shares stories from small-kid times growing up in Kapahulu and coming of age during World War II. In one delightful tale, she reveals how the family came to live for a time in the Waikiki Natatorium.
Long Story Short - Emma Veary - Part Two [26:08m]:
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October 27th, 2008 — Hawaii, Hawaiian music, In-Depth Interview, conversation
Emma Veary, a beautiful singer with a beautiful voice, was a class act in town back in the ‘70s, headlining shows at the Halekulani and Royal Hawaiian Hotels. She socialized with Hollywood celebrities and was married for a time to Aku, the highest-paid disc jockey in the country.
Today, the elegant Emma Veary is a respected Hawaiian musical treasure whose signature tunes include Kamehameha Waltz and E Maliu Mai. The 78-year-old great-grandmother now lives a quiet life with family members on Maui. Emma Veary sits down with Leslie Wilcox to share stories that begin with young Emma singing professionally at the age of 5.
Long Story Short - Emma Veary - Hawaii's Elegant Musical Treasure - Part One [27:30m]:
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October 13th, 2008 — Hawaii, Hawaiian music, In-Depth Interview, business, conversation, entrepreneur, interview
Jon de Mello is the creative mastermind behind the phenomenally successful Mountain Apple Company. Jon’s many talents and non-stop creative energy seem perfectly suited to the high-powered world of entertainment.
Long Story Short - Jon deMello - Mountain Apple's Creative Force [26:48m]:
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Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.
August 25th, 2008 — Hawaii, Hawaiian music, In-Depth Interview, conversation, interview
Mihana Souza grew up in the great old tradition of Hawaiian music-making. Whether it’s a dressy evening party or a lazy afternoon in the backyard, she always knows there’s going to be music and her family will be singing, strumming, dancing, laughing.
Mihana was born into a family of gifted musicians. Her mother, Aunty Irmgard Farden Aluli, was a Hawaiian treasure who composed hundreds of songs, and recorded and performed with her family quartet: Puamana.
Long Story Short - Mihana Souza - A Link to Hawaiian Music Tradition [27:02m]:
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August 18th, 2008 — Hawaii, Hawaiian music, In-Depth Interview, conversation, interview
Leslie Wilcox sits down to share stories with a delightful woman with a beautiful voice – Honolulu Skylark.
This popular radio personality, whose real name is Jacqueline Rossetti, reflects on her early influences and what would become pivotal experiences in the Hawaiian cultural renaissance – visiting Kaho‘olawe with George Helm and others, co-founding the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, hosting the Merrie Monarch Festival for over 30 years, and being named Outstanding Hawaiian Woman of the Year (1984) and Hawaii Broadcaster of the Year (1991).
Long Story Short - Skylark Rossetti - Radio Personality [27:18m]:
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August 14th, 2008 — Hawaii, Hawaiian music, In-Depth Interview, conversation, interview
Paula Fuga is not a household name yet. But this local girl, who showed up at the auditions for American Idol wearing a T-shirt reading ‘Big Girls Rock’ and who was named the Na Hoku Hanohano Most Promising Artist of the Year - is making a name for herself.
Something you should know right off the top about this 28-year-old rising local star. She knows what it’s like to be a child living in a tent, homeless, on a beach. And helping others is part of who she is. Paula’s last name is spelled f-u-g-a and it’s pronounced ‘funga.’
Excerpts from the conversation:
“I was in high school and I entered different contests, like Brown Bags to Stardom and KeikiStars, which is the children’s version of Hawaii Stars. And you know I just always knew what I wanted to do. I didn’t quite knowhow to go about pursuing that dream. But I would do just little things. Like in high school, I took ukulele lessons from Roy Sakuma. And it wasn’t to be this fantastic ukulele player; it was just so that I’d have an instrument to play while I tried to writesongs or so I could sing, sing along to it.”
“Before I lived on the beach, I was living with aunts and my grandparents. But we just missed — my sister and I, we just missed my mom so much that we didn’t care about living in a house. It didn’t seem like, you know, a burden oranything to live on the beach because you come home, and it’s like, there’s the ocean, you know. You get to go swimming and play with all these kids. Like I didn’t think there was anything wrong.”
Long Story Short - Paula Fuga - A Rising Musical Star [26:50m]:
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Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.
