Dennis Kamakahi — “Kalama” live at Slack Key Show, Napili with Chino Montero 🎸 A stage-side look at Dennis telling the story of “Kalama” with Chino Montero on second guitar. The song honors John Kalama, a Native Hawaiian who came to the Pacific Northwest in the 1830s, married into the Nisqually community, and gave his name to the Washington town of Kalama. Hearing Dennis sing it in this room connects that history to the present, with Chino’s harmony lines and steady backing lifting the melody.
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Dennis Kamakahi — “Pua Hone” (Live at Don Quixote’s) A solo acoustic moment with the Reverend Dennis Kamakahi at Don Quixote’s in Felton, California (2010). Dennis introduces the song with that warm, familiar storytelling voice before easing into the melody—just him and his guitar. The performance is intimate and unhurried, with the kind of steady, nahenahe pulse that makes the room go quiet. “Pua Hone” (Honey Flower) is perhaps Dennis’ most enduring love song, written for his wife, Robin. It ha
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Whee Ha Swing performed by Ledward Kaapana with Dennis Kamakahi, Mike Kaawa & Nathan Aweau A high-octane showpiece from the slack-key canon, “Whee Ha Swing” was written by Sonny Chillingworth in the late 1950s and quickly became a benchmark tune—one players use to stretch out and trade breaks. Ledward Kaapana’s take carries that lineage forward: brisk tempo, buoyant pulse, and a melody built to lift a room. This performance comes from the Hawaiian Legends ensemble—four artists with deep roots wh
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🌺“Slack Key Heaven” by Dennis Kamakahi is out now! Seven newly discovered Dennis Kamakahi originals from his archive. Listen here: lnk.to/slackkeyheaven 🏔️The music video for 'Maui Mountain Home' pairs the studio master with archival performance footage of Dennis on February 6, 2013 at the Slack Key Show Masters of Hawaiian Music at the Napili Kai Beach Resort in Napili Bay, Maui, joined on stage by Sterling Seaton and Peter deAquino. The song is Dennis’s ode to upcountry Maui, a place piece s
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🌿🎸 Dennis Kamakahi — “Kalama” (Live on the Lawn, 2010) In this Live on the Lawn 2010 performance, Dennis Kamakahi shares the story behind “Kalama” and then lets the mele speak for itself. Just voice and kī hōʻalu, steady and unhurried, with the lawn crowd listening in as he traces the journey of John Kalama from Hawaiʻi to the Pacific Northwest. “Kalama” honors John Kalama, a Native Hawaiian who left Maui in the mid-1800s, traveled with the Hudson’s Bay Company to the Oregon Territory, and eve
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🌿🎸 Dennis Kamakahi — “Kalama” (Live on the Lawn, 2010) In this Live on …
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Dennis Kamakahi's “ʻŪlili Ē” 🌺 A classic mele that watches the quick stepping ʻulili, the wandering tattler that runs along the shoreline. Dennis sings it with an easy pulse and a storyteller’s touch, turning a simple scene by the sea into something full of life and memory. The song has deep roots in the early decades of the last century and appears in recordings from the nineteen thirties. It has long been part of the modern Hawaiian repertoire and remains a favorite for listeners and hula ali
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Dennis Kamakahi — “Kōkeʻe” in Kōkeʻe (2012) 🌿🎸 We’re counting do…
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🌿🎸Dennis Kamakahi with Stephen Inglis — “Kōkeʻe” (Pakele Live, 20…
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