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Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar

  - Concert Series at The Napili Kai Beach Resort

on the island of Maui

  • Musical Style: Hawaiian traditional & contemporary stylings.
  • Featured Musicians: Masters such as: Led Kaapana, Dennis Kamakahi,  Ozzie Kotani, Owana Salazar, George Kahumoku Jr and more!  Maui Hawaiian Slack Key Concert Schedule.
  • Performing: 7:30pm every Wednesday evening in the pavilion of the Napili Kai Beach Resort, Maui.

Slack Key music now has a home in Hawaii again. The Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert Series performs every Wednesday night at The Napili Kai Beach Resort, Napili on the island of Maui!
(Read a Travel Review by Star Bulletin's Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi...)


Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key GuitarGrammy Award Winner for Best Hawaiian Music Album 2008!
just announced February 10, 2008

Nominee 50th Grammy -Best Hawaiian Music Album

Slack Key Masters Collaborate Again
in third compilation CD...

Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar

Kapalua, Maui  -On October 14, 2003, a new era of slack key music began on Maui, the Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert Series was born and established the new home of slack key music.

With the 5th continuous performance season of the Masters Concert Series underway,  the producers and slack key guitar artists have just been awarded a third consecutive Grammy Award for Best Hawaiian Music Album for it's latest CD release -Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar -a third compilation music CD of performances recorded live from their performances on Maui.

In this third album of live music from the shows, we present a compilation of more music by Hawai'i's top slack key artists.

"..a significant step forward...including photos and short bios of the artists, information about the songs, and guitarists' slack-key tunings. Bravo!!"
-John Berger Review Sep 2007 in The Honolulu Star Bulletin

"...features the usual luminaries of ki ho'alu sharing their artistry.
The vocals add a truly expressive twist to the guitarmanship, and
to experience these greats, side by side, is a joyous experience."

-Wayne Harada Review Oct 2007 in the Honolulu Advertiser...

"Having bought the other CDs in this series... I was pleased to find that the recording quality of this latest installment is the best yet.
It has taken the series up a notch."

-Kihoalu.org Online Review Nov 2007

-more details about the CD...  
 


What happened last year: ... in February 2007: And the 49th Grammy Award goes to....
Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar -Live from Maui!

"Grammy proved sweet on slack key for a third consecutive year yesterday as the multi-artist instrumental and vocal compilation "Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar — Live from Maui" took home the award for best Hawaiian music album." --Derek Paiva -Honolulu Advertiser, February 12, 2007
-complete article...  
-more stories from February 2007...


 Podcast interview with George Kahumoku Jr  Grammy nominations excite local artists
Grammy nominated... George Kahumoku Jr
Photo: Karen T. Borchers/San Jose Mercury NewsMarian Liu, music writer for the San Jose Mercury News, interviews George about his move back to Maui and his GRAMMY nomination.


article & podcast link...
Winner! Best Hawaiian Music Album...
When the 48th annual Grammy Awards are televised in February from Los Angeles, five artists with Maui County ties may be walking the red carpet..."

complete article...                       sample sound clips...
 
 
 

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