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...
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The official version of this song was composed in 1959, over a meal of Chinese food. Hawaii elementary school students learn this version of "The 12 Days of Christmas":1)One Mynah bird in one Papaya tree.2)Coconuts3)Dried Squid4)Flower Lei5)Big fat pigs6)Hula lesson7)Shrimp a-swimming8)'Ukulele9)Pounds of Poi10)Cans of beer11)Missionary12)TelevisionThere are variations, but this array of edible...
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Have you ever heard a toon that once you heard it, it always stops you cold makes you immediately flash back to a moment and in that moment all that you felt, heard and experienced, came rushing back? Well I have a song and a moment where all of my emotions and senses come crashing into a split second of time and the tune opens the box, in my mind, where I can relieve that moment at my leisure...
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