Review Treasures of
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
as printed in the The Honolulu Star Bulletin,
September 14, 2007. |
ISLAND MELE
By John Berger
"TREASURES OF HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY GUITAR"
By Various Artists; Daniel Ho Creations
Record producer Daniel Ho is
2-for-2 at the Grammy Awards with slack-key compilations. This one
could easily make Ho and his partners three-time winners at the
Grammys next spring.
It includes recordings by Ledward Kaapana, George
Kahumoku Jr., Dennis Kamakahi, Cyril Pahinui and Martin Pahinui -- all of whom
are unquestionably treasures of slack key. There are also recordings
by guitarists who are at least a decade away from deserving the
accolade, one song each by steel guitarist Bobby Ingano and Hawaiian
falsetto singer Richard Ho'opi'i (who plays 'ukulele), and a number by Garrett Probst and Peter de Aquino (the duo formerly known as Da 'Ukulele Boyz). In
short, it isn't all slack key.
Ho and his partners have taken a significant step forward as
producers by including photos and short bios of the artists,
information about the songs, and guitarists' slack-key tunings.
Bravo!!
© COPYRIGHT 2007 The Honolulu Star Bulletin.
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