NAPILI, MAUI – For the fifth
year in a row, the Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert
Series is honored to be nominated for their artistry at the upcoming
52nd Annual Grammy Awards in the category for Best
Hawaiian Music Album. Their current nominated CD, Masters of
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2 is a compilation of live
performances from weekly concerts at Napili Kai Beach Resort.
Producers of the album are Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul
Konwiser & Wayne Wong.
Featured on the CD
are performances by master slack key artists
George
Kahumoku Jr.,
Dennis
Kamakahi,
Owana Salazar,
Sonny Lim,
Keoki
Kahumoku, Jeff Peterson, Kawika Kahiapo,
Daniel Ho
and special guest performers
Richard
Hoopii and
Bobby Ingano.
Also featured are the young next-generation nephews and show
regulars Peter DeAquino and Sterling Seaton.
The Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar have
previously been honored with four nominations and three consecutive
Grammy Awards for their compilation CDs at the 48th, 49th
and 50th Grammy ceremonies: Masters of Hawaiian
Slack Key Guitar, Volume 1; Legends of Hawaiian Slack
Key Guitar, Live on Maui and Treasures of Hawaiian
Slack Key Guitar.
The slack key concert series is recognized
nationwide as the home of slack key music in Hawaii. George Winston,
world-renowned pop instrumental pianist and owner/producer of
Dancing Cat Records noted that the weekly concert series is the only
venue in the world dedicated to slack key guitar.
The popular series was founded in
2003 by Paul Konwiser, Wayne Wong and George Kahumoku, Jr. They
developed the successful show concept of traditional Hawaiian music
combined with personal stories to provide an expanded view of
Hawaii’s culture and musical heritage in a dignified concert
setting. George Kahumoku is the musical host of every show and
features a different guest artist each week. The concerts have been
on hiatus for the fall, but concerts begin again on December 30 and
continue every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Napili Kai Beach Resort on
the island of Maui. More information for the Masters of Hawaiian
Slack Key Guitar Concert Series can be found online at
www.slackkey.com.
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About Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Productions, Inc
Founded for the love of the music
and grounded in the concept of aloha, Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
Productions is dedicated to perpetuating and preserving traditional
Hawaiian music, especially the unique Hawaiian acoustic guitar art
form known as “Ki-ho’alu” (Slack Key). The organization develops
programs, events and the concert series to create a deeper awareness
and understanding of this authentic Hawaiian cultural tradition.
View the ongoing performance schedule of artists on the website
www.slackkey.com.
Digital photos of the artists are available on request. |
