Is "Chalangalang music" an insult?
From: The Oahu island News, Genoa Keawe interview, October 2003. Oahu Island News: "Can you explain the concept of 'chalangalang?" Genoa Keawe: "It's a special kind of music. It's playing as a group, at home. You know, spontaneous, with your family. You just play anything that comes to mind. You say, 'How do we play this song?' because if you don't know, they'll teach you." Na Leo (Pilimehana) shows their mastery of this local music style. From the 2004 CD reissue of "Local Boys."
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An insult to what??? Very cool music! Thanks for the post?
that is waaaaaaay to happy to be anykind of blues!
Very cool, I love that idea!
From what I've heard and read locally over the years, the term "Chalanganlang" is an aural description of music with Hawaiian lyrics. (As opposed to, say, "Tiny Bubbles," "Buffalo Soldier," or "Roots Rocking.") A number of Hawaiian language song composers objected to having their music dismissed by young artists as "that old Chalangalang stuff." I began to wonder exactly what the term meant, and finding the Oahu Island News interview with Genoa Keawe put this song into perspective. It describes the local music scene as a "salad bowl," as I suspected. Let's eat!