kim jorgensen
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Since becoming an aficionado of the uke, I have also become more appreciative of the wealth of beauty in good Hawaiian music; what a culture. So much great music has come out of the little island of Great Britain, and a commensurate amount has come out of Hawaii. Hawaii had a renaissance in the 70's, building off of its past and sparring with its history. Great music was produced that many of us haoles may have missed. Check it out. Sunday Manoa, The Peter Moon Band, Country Comfort, Olomana..........these are the equivalents of the great British bands, Hawaii's Buffalo Springfields and Byrds.
Olomana is one of the best. Imagine that you were at a little club and John Lennon was having a drink at the bar listening to Simon and Garfunkel perform on the stage, and you were raising a drink with Van or Otis Redding. That's what it felt like the other night at Chai's Island Bistro, listening to Jerry Santos and Wally the bass player from Olomana perform. Last year Robert Cazimero was having a drink next to us and I don't know which other greats were sitting around. Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, come over to Honolulu and listen to people of your own caliber play for a crowd of thirty. Danny Lopes, a songwriter, took a picture of my wife and me, and there were tears in my eyes; it was so beautiful. I raise a glass to Hawaii, its people, its music, and it was the uke that got me there.
Jerry Santos' voice is so beautiful and his songs so touching and he did a great version of "I Fall to Pieces" that continues to echo. I recommend beginning with Olomana's "Through the Years".
Olomana is one of the best. Imagine that you were at a little club and John Lennon was having a drink at the bar listening to Simon and Garfunkel perform on the stage, and you were raising a drink with Van or Otis Redding. That's what it felt like the other night at Chai's Island Bistro, listening to Jerry Santos and Wally the bass player from Olomana perform. Last year Robert Cazimero was having a drink next to us and I don't know which other greats were sitting around. Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, come over to Honolulu and listen to people of your own caliber play for a crowd of thirty. Danny Lopes, a songwriter, took a picture of my wife and me, and there were tears in my eyes; it was so beautiful. I raise a glass to Hawaii, its people, its music, and it was the uke that got me there.
Jerry Santos' voice is so beautiful and his songs so touching and he did a great version of "I Fall to Pieces" that continues to echo. I recommend beginning with Olomana's "Through the Years".
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