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YouTube.com - E Nihi Ka Hele - Hawaiian Slack Key
Comments: One of my favorite songs is King David Kalakaua's "E Nihi Ka Hele," written for Queen Kapiolani on the occasion of her trip to Queen Victoria's Jubilee. You can find recorded versions by the Gabby Band and by Faith Ako. You can also find other performances of the song on YouTube by searching. I created a simplified tab of my arrangement and taught this song as part of my slack key workshop at the 2010 San Francisco Aloha Festival. When I saw this footage from my Aloha Friday in Downtown Pleasant Hill on August 6, I realized that I could edit the video to supplement the tab and possibly help those trying to learn the song. I've posted the tab on my web site www.kaleponi.com where you can download it in various formats. The tab is a very simp...
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YouTube.com - E Nihi Ka Hele
Comments: Ku'uipo Kumukahi with Dr. Isaac Akuna on steel, Joe Winchester on 'ukulele, Kimo Stone on bass, and dancers from kumuhula Karen Aiu's Halau Hawai'i
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YouTube.com - Slack Key - E Nihi Ka Hele
Comments: This video is dedicated to Lance McCollum. Lance was a talented luthier, builder of handmade guitars. He built the Grand Auditorium guitar used in this video. Lance passed away on February 1, 2009, at the age of 50, leaving three children and his wife. "E Nihi Ka Hele" was written by King David Kalakaua for his queen on the occasion of her journey to England for Queen Victoria's Jubilee celebration. The song lyrics include a mention of Kaleponi, or California, as part of the wish for a safe journey. Lance lived and worked in Colfax, CA, a town born to build the transcontinental railroad. Queen Kapiolani certainly passed through Colfax on her journey. This video was recorded using a Flip Mino HD camera, with audio recorded separately on a Zo...
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