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Free Mixtape: 1x10x100 (Harry’s Music Store)
One store, ten dollars, one hundred records. That’s what this free mixtape is all about. It’s called 1x10x100, an ode to Harry’s Music Store in Honolulu and the soulful vinyl records that populated its record bins. Over the course of one weekend, I spent $10 and scored 100 records—soul, funk, disco, pop, jazz, fusion. I walked away enlightened, and I want you to hear what I found. Continue reading
Pupu Mix Tracklist Revealed
Thanks to everyone who played and downloaded the Aloha Got Soul x Fitted Pupu Mix, a free appetizer mixtape packed with 30 minutes of Hawaiian funk, soul, and rare groove. Many of you have been wondering about the Pupu Mix tracklist. To be honest, I thought I might keep it a mystery for a while… … Continue reading
Introducing the Pupu Mix by Aloha Got Soul x Fitted (free mixtape)
Aloha kakou! I know you’re hungry to hear the forthcoming mixtape by Aloha Got Soul and Fitted. I know you’re curious about the details, the music, the limited tee. You can’t wait for one of the biggest releases of 2012 to drop. Neither can we. Introducing the Pupu Mix by Aloha Got Soul and Fitted.
Mike Lundy “Round and Around”
“Round and Around” by Mike Lundy.
A Sincere Feeling: Interview with Trombonist Ira Nepus
Sincerity breeds positive feelings in the people around you. Just ask Ira Nepus, a trombone player from Hawaii by way of Los Angeles, California. At the age of 65, Ira Nepus has focused his efforts for the past 26 years on one of his greatest passions: music. Continue reading
E Komo Mai! Cozy Hawaiian Grooves Mixtape + an Interview on Brazil’s coletivoACTION
Aloha Got Soul just got more fans in South America, thanks to the Brazilian black music blog known as coletivoACTION, which features rare groove music from around the world. Check out the mixtape “E komo mai! The cozy grooves of Hawaii” plus an interview with yours truly. Continue reading
A Love Supreme: The Lyman Legacy Lives On
Sometimes a realization hits you so hard, you don’t believe it’s been staring at you for so long. Case in point: I recently re-connected with guitarist Alika Lyman, a good friend of mine since elementary school.
Music Magic Reunion Recap: The Band Makes the Name
Music Magic, their name lives up to the show! Some 28 years after the group disbanded, Music Magic proves worthy of their name with a string of reunion shows at Jazz Minds Café. I was lucky enough to catch one of their weekend performances on a Friday night (one of five gigs total). It blew … Continue reading
Doing Something Special: An Interview with Jay Molina
This weekend, jazz-fusion band Music Magic reunites for a three shows at Jazz Minds Café. I had the opportunity to ask Music Magic bassist/vocalist Jay Molina some questions over email before the band’s rehearsal this past Sunday.
Mixed-Up Music Magic: The Many Styles of Hawaii’s Jazz-Fusion Group
Hawaii’s jazz-funk-fusion pioneers of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Music Magic, released two albums to their name. They gigged to sold out crowds in Honolulu after their single, “One Man Lady”, hit the scene.
