I learned the story of the late
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
from
a news article
a few months ago but I thought,
"That's a nice story--too bad I don't like Hawaiian music."
Recently, however, somebody asked me about getting some Hawaiian songs
for a party they were to provide music for.
Remembering Iz's story, I went over to iTunes, played samples from his album
Facing Future,
and then sent my friend the link.
The songs weren't so bad.
Pleasant and, at times, even catchy.
I figured with 18,000 songs in my iTunes collection,
shouldn't I have
some Hawaiian music, too?
I'm no expert on the genre but this is definitely a good place to start.
Listen to
Hawaii '78
and
Ka Pua U'i.
You'll also want to check out
Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What A Wonderful World,
the song that sparked the Iz revival.
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