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Hanalei Tradition

from: Aloha Plenty

Release Date November 30, 2007
The slack key guitar/ukelele music of Doug and Sandy McMaster is some of the most beautiful music ever put on cd. Their music evokes the beauty and peace of the Hawaiian islands, specifically Kauai, the home that inspires them.

Hawaiian music is extremely varied: some sounds like bluegrass, some could be called power-Hawaiian (definitely an oxymoron!), or Hawaiian rock; some Hawaiian singers are trying to be Celine Dion (God help us) or evoke a "Hawaii goes Vegas" sound; there are many great musicians putting out albums of wonderful Hawaiian music, Keola Beamer, Led Kaapana, and the great Iz just to name three; Doug and Sandy McMaster, though not as famous as these, are in the real, old-time authentic Hawaiian slack-key tradition. ... Read More: