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Releases:
"Imagine." CD
(1996, Pa`ani Records) This
release received a 1997 Nâ Hôkû Hanohano
Award: Haku Mele (Composer): "Lîhau"
by Kihei de Silva & Moe Keale.
Songs:
- Maika`i Kaua`i Awaiâulu
Ke Aloha
- Aia i Hi`ikua, i
Hi`ialo
- Hanohano `o Maui
- Honi
- The Water is Wide
- Lîhau
- A Lei of Aloha
- I Love
- A Wonderful World
- Kolena
"Keale's 'Imagine' is splendid,
long overdue.
It's been 16 years since Keale
recorded his landmark "South Sea Island Magic" album for
the Mountain Apple Co. and almost exactly 10 since his 1986 release,
"Aloha Is A Part Of Me, A Part Of You."
The latter album won two Hoku Awards
for others involved with it - a testament to Keale's personal
popularity and remarkable ability to transcend jejune material. This
one is far superior to "Aloha Is..." and long overdue.
Despite the album's title, John
Lennon's one-world anthem isn't on it. However, there are several
English-language selections expounding on that theme.
Bottom line? What a voice!
English-speakers will love Keale's renditions of "The Water Is
Wide" and "Wonderful World."
Hawaiian-speakers will applaud the
four new songs he co-wrote with Kihei de Silva. Lyrics and
translations are included in the liner notes although the subtleties
of de Silva's lyrics generally defy direct translation into English.
And what a musician! One of two
instrumentals presents Keale as a soloist; Guy Tseu (guitar) and
Dwight Kanae (12-string guitar) join in on the other to weave a
beautiful tripartite arrangement.
Keale's performance is enhanced by
producer/musician Freddy Von Paraz's remarkable restraint with the
synthetic string effects. Von Paraz generally uses them to create
melodic counterpoints rather than droning sonic filler. Most other
local record producers could take a lesson." ~John
Berger, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
"Aloha
is a Part of Me, a Part of You" CD
(1986)This
release received
two 1987 Nâ Hôkû Hanohano Awards: Engineer
of the Year, Jim Linkner, and Song of the
Year, "Aloha Is," by Pîlahi
Pâkî and Jay Larrin.
Guest musicians include Kalani Kupau,
Kevin Kealoha, Jeff Rasmussen, Glenn Goto,
and Bruce Hamada.
Songs:
- Kaula Ili
- Ka Ua Ma`ema`e
- Ki Ho`alu
- Waialae
- Mapuna Ka Hala O Kailua
- A Part of Me, A Part of You (The
Hospital Song)
- Aloha Is
- Kapalai`ula
- Hanohano Wailea
- Na Kama O Hau`ula
- Aloha Chant
From
Amazon.com:
Reviewer: Lael from Seattle area |
A friend told me about Moe Keale. He
used to listen to Moe poolside at the Waikîkî Sheraton and loves his
music. I found "South Seas..." and was enthralled. Very
touching, very beautiful.
PURE ALOHA
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Reviewer: Ruby Slaughter from
Plano, TX |
Tears come to my eyes when I listen to
this CD (usually about two hours each day). I had just met Moe three
days before he passed away and am so thankful I had that honor to
meet such a wonderful talent and great man. This CD has some of the
most beautiful songs, such as "A Part of Me, a Part of
You" and "Aloha Is". He gives the pure meaning of
Aloha. We'll miss you, Moe, and mahalo for sharing your sweet gift
with us.
Great Hawaiian music
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Reviewer: Mary Davis from
Issaquah WA USA |
I first heard this CD at
a friends home, and it captivated me. Moe Keale has a voice that is
very lyrical whether he is singing in English or Hawaiian. The songs
touched my heart in both languages. I have been listening to it for
many years now and it still moves me. If Don Ho is your idea of
Hawaiian music...try this and feel the real Hawai`i!
"South
Sea Island Magic" CD (1980)Moe's
unique vocal and `ukulele stylings are
joined on this recording by the talents of
the Emerson Brothers, Ken on steel guitar
and Phil on several vintage guitars, Roland
Cazimero and Terry Paul on bass, and Robert Cazimero lending his voice on background
vocals. The combination of these musicians
and their instruments create the perfect
musical platform on which to share their
deep affection for island music.
Songs:
- South Sea Island Magic
- No Ke Ano Ahiahi
- Limahuli
- September in the Rain
- Uluwehi O Ka`ala
- Swingtime in Honolulu
- Makaha
- Haleiwa Hula
- Scotch & Soda
- Ua Mau
From
Amazon.com:
Moe Keale is the Magic of Hawaii
"South Sea Island Magic will
transport you to the Islands. Moe's romantic voice will make you as
high as "Scotch and Soda," one of the offerings of this
album.
We boarded our ship in Honolulu and
joined our o'hana for drinks. Moe Keale walked into the lounge and
sat with his wife and friends. I leaned across to my husband and
said, "That's Moe Keale, you should hear him play ukelele."
About that time, Moe leaned over and
picked up his uke and started playing with a group of ladies sitting
at a nearby table. I was thrilled, another young lady got up and
began to hula. Moe moved back to his table and then got up and
walked over to our table. He asked if he could sit down.
My husband said, "Please
do." Moe sat, he talked with us a little while and then asked,
"Do you mind if I ask about your face?" (Because of a
brain clot I have some facial paralysis)
He then said, " You must have
been a very beautiful woman, because you are still a very beautiful
woman."
I've been dancing to his album ever
since especially to "Hale'iwa Hula," one of my favorites
on this album. South Sea Island Magic, you'll hear it in his
voice.
Listen with someone you love, or be
careful, you might fall in love. This album really has South Sea
Island Magic!" ~ Carol Leeson, CA for Amazon.com
Sons
of Hawaii
"The
Folk Music of Hawaii" - Sons
of Hawaii (1971 / 1998):
"THIS
wasn't the first album by the Sons of Hawaii,
nor the group's first to be rereleased on CD.
Gabby Pahinui, Eddie Kamae, Joe Marshall and
David "Feet" Rogers recorded
"Gabby Pahinui with The Sons of
Hawaii" for Hula Records in the 1960s;
Hula rereleased it on CD in 1993.) Even so,
"Sons of Hawaii" is a treasure. It
captures the group as it was in 1971 with Moe
Keale.
The late Sammy
Amalu described this beautiful music as
"the crude verse of country people"
but applauded it as the sound of his youth.
Many of these Hawaiian language standards
feature group harmonies. The distinctive
voices of Keale and Pahinui are showcased on
others.
A 26-page
booklet provides English translations of the
lyrics and biographies of the quintet as of
1971. Updating the bios would have completed
the Sons' story, but this slice of the their
legacy belongs in every 20th century Hawaiian
music collection." ~ John
Berger, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
~~~
"Album description:
The
milestone album that began the Hawaiian music
renaissance in the early 1970's. Ethnic
Hawaiian music at its very best. The album was
first released in Hawaii in 1971, and created
a tremendous impact on the music of the
Islands. Sensitive use of Hawaiian lyrics,
original songs that make use of wonderful
arrangements of slack- key guitar, ukulele,
Hawaiian steel guitar, and vocal harmonies.
From the
label: One of
the best selling Hawaiian music albums of all
time, Sons of Hawaii, not only charted an
exciting new course for all Hawaiian music to
follow, but also set a new standard for
excellence in the island recording industry.
Originally released in Hawaii by Panini
Productions in 1971, the album has been out of
print for over 23 years. Digitally mastered
from the original tapes, it was released on CD
in October 1998.
The original release of the
Sons of Hawaii album in 1971, marked a pivotal
moment in the evolution of Hawaiian music. Its
arrangements, harmonies, superb musicianship,
and sensitive use of Hawaiian language
coalesced to set a path which emerging
generations of performers continue to emulate
to this day. Coming at a time when rock
dominated both the night club scene and radio
dial, the album was a sudden illumination to
listener and musician alike, a bright light
announcing that traditional island music could
be successfully contemporized, that to become
popular, Hawaiian music need not be restricted
to the long standing hapa-haole idiom, but
could restate and reaffirm the venerated
Hawaiian legacy in an exciting, joyous and
eminently listenable fashion. New standards
were set by this album in production and
recording technique. Recorded in Honolulu, it
was mixed and mastered at Capitol Records,
Inc. in Hollywood.
The album features the
cumulative talents of a group of individually
revered performers, each a respected star in
their own right. Legendary slack-key guitar
master and vocalist Gabby Pahinui, ukulele
virtuoso, composer and researcher, Eddie
Kamae, ukulele master and vocalist, Moe Keale,
bassist and vocalist Joe Marshall, and steel
guitar master, David Feet Rogers. As the Sons
of Hawaii they forged a new and strong path
for Hawaiian music to follow.
Far more than a reissue of
an album, this is the celebration of a moment
in time when a group of artists and selflessly
dedicated producers came together to
revitalize and redirect Hawaiian music in a
way which led to the very heart of the
Hawaiian renaissance. Perhaps the groups
motto, (which Joe Marshall used to say at
every live set the group performed), sums it
up best of all, We are the Sons of Hawaii, and
we are Hawaiian!!
About
the group: The Sons
of Hawaii group was made up of legendary
slack-key guitar master and vocalist Gabby
Pahinui, ukulele virtuoso Eddie Kamae,
vocalist and ukulele master Moe Keale, bassist
and vocalist Joe Marshall, and steel-guitarist
David Feet Rogers. The Sons of Hawaii were
instrumental in reviving the interest in
ethnic Hawaiian music and culture in the early
1970's." ~ Amazon.com:
~~~
A video has been made by
Eddie Kamae on the Sons of Hawai`i. >>
See
Star-Bulletin story.
Compilations
A Place Called Hawaii
2 (2003, HanaOla): Produced by Internet radio personality
and Moe's friend, Aloha Joe. Includes Moe
Keale's song, A Part of Me, A Part of You (The Hospital Song). "HanaOla
Records honcho Michael Cord struck gold last year when he teamed up
with online radio personality Aloha Joe to release a compilation
album titled "A Place Called Hawaii." The album hit big
and was certainly helped by its play on Aloha Joe's Internet radio
show. This newly released follow-up should do just as well.
The 21 selections are a
hodgepodge of hits, rarities, obscure filler songs and a new
recording or two. Gabby Pahinui's "How D'Ya Do" and
"On a Little Street in Singapore" by the Peter Moon Band
are two standout picks. The list of artists is equally eclectic.
Some are true stars (Dennis Pavao, Melveen Leed, Moe Keale);
others are known to few outside their personal fans.
As compilations go, this
is a winner. Almost every song is worth consideration, and Joe's
erudite liner notes explain their significance to this
collection." ~ John
Berger, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
>> Cord
International/HanaOla Site
~~~
A Place Called Hawaii
(2002, HanaOla):
Awarded Hawaiian Music Award for Compilation of
the Year, produced by Internet radio personality
and Moe's
friend, Aloha Joe. It includes Moe Keale's song, "Aloha Is."
"A PLACE CALLED
HAWAI`I is a superb, honest collection of Hawaiian
music that covers the entire territory from hapa
haole to Hawai`i piha (full Hawaiian), from the
classically traditional to the freshly
contemporary. Hawai`i musical luminaries
are well-represented, making for a varied,
wonderful and balanced CD. This arrives
just in time for holiday gift-giving.
Those
new to the Hawaiian music scene will appreciate
the fine liner notes by Aloha Joe® that describe
the essence and histories of the songs; those
well-steeped in the mele will find that it
evokes precious memories. All are
immediately transported to a special time and a
shiningly memorable place. A place called
Hawai`i." ~ Aunty
D
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More
reviews by John Berger , Wayne Harada and Aloha
Joe's listeners
>> Cord
International/HanaOla Site with Audio Clip of Moe
singing "Aloha Is"
Live
from The Sheraton Waikiki
"The Sheraton Waikiki features
modern Hawaiian music nightly. Kanilau's Roland Chang produced this
album from three nights of music last year. It is a fine souvenir.
The influence of the Brothers
Cazimero is heard in Kanilau's breezy "Hapa Haole Medley"
but the quartet's take on "Koke'e" is a fresh
interpretation of a classic. Moe Keale and his sidemen nicely
personalize six Hawaiian standards." ~John
Berger, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
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This
release received a 1997 Nâ Hôkû Hanohano
Award: Haku Mele (Composer): "Lîhau"
by Kihei de Silva & Moe Keale.
