Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue the tradition. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Quincy Cortez ...
The Hawaiian steel guitar became a cultural force in America at the turn of the century, popularized by troupes of traveling musicians from Hawaii. It evolved beyond its association with a tropical ...
Rev. Dennis Kamakahi performs at the 2012 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia With his quiet dignity and self-assurance, leadership becomes Slack Key guitarist Reverend Dennis ...
Hawaiian Ukulele and Guitar will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday at the Queens’ MarketPlace Coronation Pavilion. ADVERTISING Hawaiian Ukulele and Guitar will celebrate its grand opening on ...
HONOLULU (KITV4) – The first Live Steel Guitar Music Festival has returned to Oahu. The 2022 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival will be held on Saturday, June 11 at the Kaneohe Windward Mall and begins at ...
Although it may not do for Hawaiian music what "Buena Vista Social Club" did for Cuban rhythms, or what "O Brother Where Art Thou?" did for old-timey Americana, the largely unheralded soundtrack of ...
You can take a Tanjorean out of Thanjavur. But you cannot take Thanjavur out of a Tanjorean. Thanjavur was the epicentre of music and dance for centuries. Not surprising, Kamala Shankar, who was born ...
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The Hawaiian steel guitar changed American music. Can one man keep that tradition alive?
Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning his right thumb, ...
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