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This charismatic young artist has it all. The voice, the music, the
movements, the looks and the lineage. The great-grandson of
legendary Edith Kanakaole, son of Kekuhi Kanahele, released his
first album "Hai Kupuna" in 2003. It was an instant success and he won
a Na Hoku Hanohano Award just a few months later in 2004. One year
later, Lopaka released his second album “Welo,” another breathtaking
creation.
Kaumakaiwa’s music sounds ancient and it also sounds new. You can
hear and feel that he has a deep and strong foundation in the
traditional field. The chants will go under your skin and the
rhythms and melodies together with his amazing voice that can switch
from raw and powerful to sweet and operatic several times within one
song will take you to another place. Just lean back and let it
happen.
He is one of the most promising new artists in Hawaii and his goal
is to perpetuate the culture of his people, to share its knowledge
through teaching and with his art. Kaumakaiwa is a great singer,
chanter, hula dancer and drummer. He is a teacher and a growing
artist with a bundle of talents and a contagious passion.
Kaumakaiwa sings in the Hawaiian language. You will notice that it
is not always necessary to understand every word, but that one can
feel the message.
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