Hapa - Hapa (c) 1995 Coconut Grove
Artist....: Hapa
Album.....: Hapa
Type......: Album
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 10
Genre.....: Folk
Label.....: Coconut Grove
Catalogue#: 8191
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1708721
Tracklist:
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01 Haleakala Ku Hanohano (Haleakala Stands Glorious) 03:21
02 Kaopuiki Aloha 06:49
03 Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai (The Plants Of The Sea) 03:29
04 Anjuli 04:52
05 Lei Pikake 05:29
06 Olinda Road 03:26
07 Ku`u Lei, Ku`u Ipo 05:48
08 Justin's Lullabye 05:37
09 Ku`u Lei Awapuhi 04:38
10 Oh My Love 03:37
Total:61,7 MB / 47:06 min
Release Notes:
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The duo known as Hapa got a perfect start to their career with their
self-titled first album. Here are the pretty vocal harmonies and lush,
twanging guitar sound everyone expects from Hawaiian music; here also
is extraordinary instrumental prowess and a pair of singers who are
impressive individual talents. The Hapa album is in fact a tour de
force of harmonies, both vocal and instrumental. Even when joined for a
guitar trio with guest artist Steven Stills, the style of each
performer and voice of each instrument is distinct and fits perfectly
into an interlocking composition. Those who appreciate Hawaiian music
must have Hapa in their collection.
The Hawaiian duo Hapa teamed singers/guitarists Barry Flanagan and
Keliæi Kanealiæi, who first met in 1983; deriving their name from a
pidgin slang expression for "ethnically mixed, " Kanealiæi (a Honolulu
native) and Flnagan (a product of New Jersey who relocated to Maui in
1979) then spent the next decade honing their distinctive sound, an
update of traditional Polynesian textures and rhythms incorporating
elements of pop and worldbeat. Building a devoted following throughout
the islands, in 1993 Hapa issued their self-titled debut LP; the record
was an unprecedented smash, breaking countless sales records on its way
to earning six Na Hoku Hanohano awards (the Hawaiian equivalent of the
Grammys). The duo's popularity expanded beyond their home state as
well, and they became the first Hawaiian act to appear at the Telluride
Bluegrass Festival; a Christmas-themed release, Holidays, followed in
1995, and two years later Hapa returned with In the Name of Love,
highlighted by a cover of the U2 hit which lent the record its name.
Surf Madness, their second release of 1997, soon followed.