Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Kahauanu Lake: Hawaiian music icon, Mr. K, to perform at MACC
From the Maui Weekly
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center is proud to present Kahauanu Lake, an icon in the world of Hawaiian music. He will perform in the Castle Theater on Saturday, Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m., accompanied by the hula stylings of kumu hula Gordean Bailey and Halau Wehiwehi O Leilehua.
Kahauanu—Mr. K—has been granted a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts, and the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Award from the Hawaiian Music Foundation. One of the most significant figures in Hawaiian music during the statehood era of 1959-2000, Kahauanu Lake took the ‘ukulele from a rhythm instrument into the spotlight. His trio was one of Waikiki’s premier groups from the ’50s through the ’80s, known for their hybrid of unamplified swing/jazz tinged with traditional Hawaiian music, and an entire generation of musicians has been influenced by his imaginative use of chords and tight harmonies.
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Maui Weekly
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center is proud to present Kahauanu Lake, an icon in the world of Hawaiian music. He will perform in the Castle Theater on Saturday, Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m., accompanied by the hula stylings of kumu hula Gordean Bailey and Halau Wehiwehi O Leilehua.
Kahauanu—Mr. K—has been granted a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts, and the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Award from the Hawaiian Music Foundation. One of the most significant figures in Hawaiian music during the statehood era of 1959-2000, Kahauanu Lake took the ‘ukulele from a rhythm instrument into the spotlight. His trio was one of Waikiki’s premier groups from the ’50s through the ’80s, known for their hybrid of unamplified swing/jazz tinged with traditional Hawaiian music, and an entire generation of musicians has been influenced by his imaginative use of chords and tight harmonies.
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Maui Weekly
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