CD-Charts Position 91
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Mohala Hou - Music Of The Hawaiian Renaissance

CD-Charts > Music > Pacific Islands
by: Keola Beamer

Release Date July 15, 2003
Prepare to open your heart and your memory box as you listen to the sweet sounds of some of Hawai'i's most beloved contemporary songs. Keola's aloha for his friends' music and golden era for revival of Hawaiian pride comes through every song. The melodies grabbed me and stayed with me for days, even as this CD stayed in my player for weeks! Suddenly, I recognized other versions of Ku'u Home o Kahalu, Sunflower, Pretty Girl playing everywhere --- bookstores, the airport, the radio. After listening, Keola's renditions are inevitably my favorites! You'll agree -- he's the master.

CD-Charts Position 92
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Golden Hawaiian Melodies

CD-Charts > Music > Pacific Islands
by: Makaha Sons

Release Date January 25, 2000
I purchased this CD hoping to get a glimpse into the vibrant beauty of Hawaiian music. What I got instead was a boring, monotonous collection of slow-beat commercial tunes. Don't make the mistake I made, if you're looking for something upbeat that won't put you to sleep on the driving wheel - skip this little gem of mainstream.

CD-Charts Position 93
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Reggae In Paradise

CD-Charts > Music > Pacific Islands
by: Various Artists

Release Date April 27, 2004
This has Hawaii's hottest artists! Great selections! An upbeat Hawaiian style CD. Great to listen to! I highly recommend this CD to everyone!

CD-Charts Position 94
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The Best of The Brothers Cazimero

CD-Charts > Music > Pacific Islands
by: The Brothers Cazimero

Release Date September 01, 1987
The Cazimero Brothers are always maikai (good) but I usually prefer the songs they sing in Hawaiian as opposed to English. However, track #16 on this album, "Come Become Hawai'i" speaks to my heart. One hula halau in Kamuela was rehearsing the hula they were putting to this mele, and it absolutely gave me chicken skin. Beautiful to listen to- beautiful to look at. If you buy this album, be sure to listen carefully to the last track. It describes beautiful Hawai'i nei so perfectly. One of the things I love about traditional Hawaiian music is how often the songs describe the beauty of the islands & the Hawaiian people. Tears to my eyes-- joy to my heart. Mahalo nui to Roland & Robert.

CD-Charts Position 95
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Goodtimes Together

CD-Charts > Music > Pacific Islands
by: Cecilio & Kapono

Release Date May 19, 1998
This is the ultimate in local popular music. Great sound, and great rhythm.

CD-Charts Position 96
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Instantaneous

CD-Charts > Music > Pacific Islands
by: Koauka

Release Date January 29, 2008
This is the ultimate in local popular music. Great sound, and great rhythm.

CD-Charts Position 97
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Return To Paradise

CD-Charts > Music > Pacific Islands
by: 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett

Release Date November 12, 2007
This is one of the first albums I can remember hearing in my home when I was growing up. My mother is from the USA. She married a Newfoundlander and brought all this "weird and wonderful" music with her when she moved there. I loved this album most of all, I think. I listened to it over and over so many times when I was a kid, that it got worn out. I know it has quite a few scratches on it. I haven't heard it in over 20 years; and I've never heard it as clear as this!!! I'm blown away! This music is an auditory feast for the ears. You can sit back and feel like you're in Hawaii. It is an absolutely incredible album... and beautifully preserved for all time in MP3 or CD format. I've been looking for this for years and was just thinking about ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 98
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Lilikoi

CD-Charts > Music > Pacific Islands
by: Paula Fuga

Release Date May 09, 2006
Everybody look out,this singers career will only skyrocket. I first heard her voice while listening to KAPA radio station on the Big Island.Her voice gave me chicken skin. I knew she had something. I can't wait for more.

CD-Charts Position 99
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Ports of Paradise

CD-Charts > Music > Pacific Islands
by: Various Artists

Release Date September 05, 2006
At long last this beautiful album has been released on CD. Thanks to Alfred Newman and Ken Darby for this magical trip to paradise. The sound is wonderful: no pops, clicks, scratches, skips. It's a dream come true.
Thank you Capital.

CD-Charts Position 100
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Namahana

CD-Charts > Music > Pacific Islands
by: Hapa

Release Date June 12, 2002
Hapa sure didn't miss a beat with this album either. Having grown up in Hawai'i, I was excited to find Hapa's debut album at a local CD shop here on the east coast, and fell in love with it. When I returned home on vacation a few years later, of course, I *had* to pick up their subsequent work. It doesn't disappoint. I also gave a copy to a buddy of mine as a Christmas gift, and he loves it even though he's never even been to the Aloha State.

Barry and Keli'i have put together a wonderful set of tracks that embodies and embraces the beauty of Hawai'i. Pop it in, close your eyes, and relax. You can't possibly still be stressed with this music in the background. I have spent countless nights lulled to sleep with Hapa's mellifluous tones. ... Read More: