Stories — Record Shops / Crate Digging
The Hawaii Music Sale by Friends of the Library
Events Record Shops / Crate Digging
Harry's Music Store Closing, Reopening
Digging in Hawaii: Bailey's Antiques and Aloha Shirts
Babadu LP has surfaced online
My favorite Stevie Wonder-esque Hawaiian funk and soul singer, Babadu, recently made an appearance online—via download. I. love. this. album. Each song immediately paints my mood with sunny, aloha-inspired energy. Please remember, Aloha Got Soul is not the kind of Hawaiian music blog that willingly uploads Hawaiian music for free download. Every download you see here is found via the web, I did not upload them. Babadu's real name was Solomon K. Davis III. He was married to Nani Kinimaka-Davis. One of their daughters, Kea Milo-Davis, is a R&B soul singer in Hawaii. Kea was part of the entertainment group...
A Few Finds
Recent plans to go back to the islands for a short vacation have fallen through, so I'm left digging for Hawaiian records some 2500 miles away from Honolulu. Can't say that these albums satisfied my need to dig through bins at Hungry Ear, Jelly's, Rainbow's, and all the thrift stores on O'ahu. But it was a big relief to find three of these at my doorstep when I got home (i.e. eBay/internet finds). Expect more on these soon (maybe the Kalapana LP is already too well-known to post about, but who knows if something will come of it).