"Hawaiian" harmony

Posted almost 5 years ago
Cecilio Rodrigues and Henry Kapono Ka'aihue met and began jamming together in the early 1970's, developed a trademark two-part harmony, and attracted national attention as "Hawaiian musicians" in spite of the fact that their repertoire wasn't in Hawaiian. Their "good times together" music reflects a Hawaiian state of mind, however, and Columbia records thought that was good enough for national release. C&K are probably more familiar to Northern West Coast U.S. audiences due to their tours through Oregon, Washington, etc. They also played the Diamond Head Crater Festival of the 1970's, and shared their experiences in the music biz. Take the song "Sunflower": The A&R people first thought of it as an Acid Rock blaster, then as Country uptempo, but C&K preferred it as a slowly unfolding ballad to a lover. It's worked just fine for this duo over 30+ years.

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  1. Tuff Today, Tuff Tomorrow says this is like getting a whole hawaiian music history lesson! this is great!
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007

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