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A Brand New Day with Ron Ka-Ipo

"Brand New Day" by Ron Ka-IpoHow you begin your day is up to you, but I prefer to wake up to sounds of Hawaii, like this breezy, jazzy track: "Brand...

A Brand New Day with Ron Ka-Ipo

"Brand New Day" by Ron Ka-IpoHow you begin your day is up to you, but I prefer to wake up to sounds of Hawaii, like this breezy, jazzy track: "Brand...

Aloha Got Soul's Roger Bong

Top 10 Hawaiian Funk & Soul Albums

Thanks to the ohana over at coletivoACTION and Trip Magazine for translating my Top 10 article into Brasilian Portuguese and publishing it online here. Now, I present to you my...

Top 10 Hawaiian Funk & Soul Albums

Thanks to the ohana over at coletivoACTION and Trip Magazine for translating my Top 10 article into Brasilian Portuguese and publishing it online here. Now, I present to you my...

1x10x100: Harry's Music Store Mixtape

Tracklist: 1x10x100 (Harry's Music Store Mixtape)

Before I get to work on the next 1x10x100 mixtape (can you say 45s?), diggers out there need to know who's behind the tracks on the first mixtape in the...

Tracklist: 1x10x100 (Harry's Music Store Mixtape)

Before I get to work on the next 1x10x100 mixtape (can you say 45s?), diggers out there need to know who's behind the tracks on the first mixtape in the...

Paradise: 1x10x100 Revisited

Tracklist: Paradise 1x10x100 Revisited

With this post, I happily share with you the full Paradise: 1x10x100 Revisited tracklist, including artist, label, and release year for each track. And if you don't already know, 1x10x100...

Tracklist: Paradise 1x10x100 Revisited

With this post, I happily share with you the full Paradise: 1x10x100 Revisited tracklist, including artist, label, and release year for each track. And if you don't already know, 1x10x100...

Sunday Manoa "Guava Jam"

Sunday Manoa "Guava Jam": Too Bold for its Time

Sunday Manoa's Guava Jam signaled a new direction in Hawaiian music. The trio's definitive album, released on Hula Records in 1969, defined a new style of Hawaiian music, ushering the...

Sunday Manoa "Guava Jam": Too Bold for its Time

Sunday Manoa's Guava Jam signaled a new direction in Hawaiian music. The trio's definitive album, released on Hula Records in 1969, defined a new style of Hawaiian music, ushering the...

My Top 5 Hawaiian Albums: John Book

My Top 5: John Book, a Transplanted Kama'aina

John Book gives us his Top 5 Hawaiian Albums in addition to an important lesson in Hawaiian music history, describing an era when artists expanded the sounds of traditional island...

My Top 5: John Book, a Transplanted Kama'aina

John Book gives us his Top 5 Hawaiian Albums in addition to an important lesson in Hawaiian music history, describing an era when artists expanded the sounds of traditional island...