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Hanapi, Mike – with Kalama's Quartet [Hawaii 1920s w/ booklet] – New LPIncludes an 8 page full size booklet with biographical notes, photographs, bilingual lyrics (Hawaiian English), and credits. Mike Hanapi with Kalama's Quartet by Mike Hanapi Mike Hanapi was a brilliant steel guitarist and vocalist from Honolulu, whose recordings with Kalamas Quartet and the Ilima Islanders remain among the highest peaks of early 20th century Hawaiian music. Truly peaceful, tranquil and unique. Hanapis gorgeous falsetto voice is backed
Includes an 8-page full-size booklet with biographical notes, photographs, bilingual lyrics (Hawaiian/English), and credits.
Hanapi’s gorgeous falsetto voice is backed by lush harmony vocals, like a lonesome yodel floating above an oceanside choir. The purely acoustic instrumentation of lap steel guitars, ukeleles and harp-guitars weaves gently in and out of the vocal melodies, creating fluid and harmonious layers and achingly beautiful blue notes. While past reissues of Hawaiian music from this era have focused on “hot” and up-tempo material, this compilation is entirely dedicated to the peaceful, deeply emotional and lilting style in which Mike Hanapi and Kalama’s Quartet excelled.
Most of these songs have never been reissued on any format, and have been remastered from original 78 rpm discs by Tim Stollenwerk, with beautiful clarity and presence.
12” black vinyl LP with reverse-board jacket, and 8-page full sized booklet with biographical notes, rare and previously unpublished photographs, and full lyrics in Hawaiian and English. Co-released with Olvido Records.
Compilation produced by Les Cook and Gordon Ashworth.
Original 78 RPM discs provided by Les Cook, Sergio del Rio, and Marc Friend.
Audio transfers by Norman Field, Sergio del Rio and Marc Friend.
Restoration and mastering by Tim Stollenwerk at Stereophonic Sound.
Lyric translations by John Marsden, Les Cook and Amy K. Stillman with additional assistance from He Mele Aloha: A Hawaiian Songbook by Carol Wilcox.
Photographs provided by Tom Bertino, Winifred Matteson, Robert Armstrong and Les Cook.
Graphic Design by Gordon Ashworth and Dan Fried.
Special Thanks: Sally Kalama, Michael Kieffer, John Marsden, Gregg Miner, Malcolm Rockwell, Amy K. Stillman and Roberta Zaring Matson Underhill.
Booklet front cover: Kalama’s Quaret, 1928. From left: Bill Kalama, Bob Nawahine, Mike Hanapi, Bob Matsu.
Booklet back cover: Ilima Islanders, 1930. From left, standing: Henry Makua, Bob Nawahine, Leo Cummins, Bill Kalama; seated: David Burrows, Mike Hanapi.
Jacket back cover: Kalama’s Quartet, 1928. From left, standing: Bill Kalama, Bob Matsu, Bob Nawahine; seated: Mike Hanapi.
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