A pure-Hawaiian musician "jamming" original tunes with a valid appreciation of ki ho'alu, a guitar-strumming technique that has become a widely accepted art form, with Hawaiian/English vocals similar to the contemporary days of Cecilio & Kapono

13 MP3 Songs
WORLD: Island, EASY LISTENING: Mood Music



Details:
Dana "Moon" Kahele, Father, Grandfather and blessed with Pure Hawaiian ancestry was born in Hawai'i the second youngest of nine children. His exposure to all types of music was inspired at an early age by his parents, the late John and Lucille, three brothers and five sisters. During his upbringing, never a day passed when he was not tinkering on an instrument or singing out loud to the music on the radio. He left the Islands to pursue a career in law enforcement broadening his exposure to different styles of music and along the way he began writing his own tunes. The Ki Ho'alu, "Slack Key" or open-chord, guitar style of playing was inspired by his own Uncle, Jonah Kipi, Uncle Charlie to the Ohana (family). At family gatherings Uncle Charlie accompanied Moon's parents and relatives singing into the late hours of the evening while their children slept, except for one. So, from the child who laid awake on those nights dreaming of playing "slack key" himself one day, Moon share's his music with you. Come as he takes you on..."A WALK ACROSS THE OCEAN."