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A Special Aloha Friday and
Congratulations
THE FINAL GRAMMY BALLOT WAS ANNOUNCED Dec. 6:
WE AT www.dannycouchfanaddicts.com WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE FOLLOWING
HAWAIIAN MUSIC ARTISTS FOR THEIR MAKING THE FINAL NOMINEES.
Our Congratulations also to all those who were taken into consideration. ~ Aloha
Here are the FIVE Hawaiian nominees for the 2007
GRAMMY AWARD!
The show takes place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Sunday, February 10,
2008
Best Hawaiian Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental)
Ka Hikina O Ka Hau (The Coming Of The Snow)
Keola Beamer [Dancing Cat Productions]
Hawaiiana
Tia Carrere [Daniel Ho Creations]
He'eia
Cyril Pahinui [Dancing Cat Productions]
Hawaiian Blossom
Raiatea Helm [Raiatea Helm Records]
Treasures Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
Various Artists
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser
& Wayne Wong, producers [Daniel Ho Creations]
Unfortunately the award for the Hawaiian category is presented during the
afternoon show which is NOT televised.
Other categories also on the afternoon show; Country, Opera, Classical,
Spoken Word, and many other categories!
Aloha~
www.dannycouchfanaddicts.com
HAWAIIAN GRAMMY NOMINEES 2007 AND THE WINNER IS....
And
the award for Best Hawaiian Album of the Year goes to: Another
Slack Key Album.
The fans at Danny Couch Fanaddicts wish Daniel Ho "Legends of Hawaiian
Slack Key Guitar, live from Maui" and all the artists on this outstanding
album "Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar: Live From Maui"!
Congratulations
to Daniel Ho, and all of the awesome musicians on that album!!!
Fans and friends from Fanaddicts send Congrats to all the other
outstanding Hawaiian artists Nominated for Best Hawaiian Album of the Year
'06.
Re: Grammys
Aloha Lea, Can't believe I won a grammy but I'm in good company on that
Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar. Thanks for dropping by,
Dennis Kamakahi
(our interview with Dennis on
the next page)
VOCALISTS FEELING LEFT OUT OF GRAMMYS
Friday, December 08, 2006
Category: Music
Congratulations for being Nominated for Best Hawaiian album of the Year!
Category 70
Best Hawaiian Music Album
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(Vocal or Instrumental) Generation Hawai'i
Amy Hanaiali'i
[Hanaiali'i Records]
.. Grandmaster Slack Key Guitar
Ledward Ka'apana
[Rhythm And Roots Records]
.. The Wild Hawaiian
Henry Kapono
[Eclectic Records]
.. Hawaiian Slack Key Kings
Various Artists
Chris Lau & Milton Lau, producers
[Rhythm And Roots Records]
.. ** Legends Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar .. Live From Maui
Various Artists
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
[Daniel Ho Creations]
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THE WINNER OF THE 2006 GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST
HAWAIIAN ALBUM
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Congratulations goes to
"Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar -
Vol. 1," Various Artists
The Grammy Awards are officially
this evening, but the festivities began this
afternoon for the Hawaiian Grammy
Category. February 8
There were five releases that contained the words “Slack Key Guitar”
in the title,
and four that made the final
ballot. Hmm makes sense however, the non vocal
entrees are those that those
voting know as "Hawaiian". NARAS, Slack Key
(Ki Ho'alu) being one of the
oldest forms of Hawaiian Music, this CD was released
prior to last years Winning
Slack Key Cd.
The Recording Academy.
Compilation Music CD of live performances from 2004 Masters
of Hawaiian Slack
Key Guitar Concert Series at Ritz-Calrton, Kapalua, Maui.
Danny Couch Fanaddicts Congratulates the Extremely Talented
members
of this CD as well as all
those who were Nominated, and wish all the
Nominees the very best for
their contribution to/and proud representation
at this years Grammys for
Hawaiian Music |
Best Hawaiian Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental) Congrats to all who
share their music with us. For Hawaiian Music Lovers everywhere you
are all winners!
• Slack Key Dreams Of The Ponomoe
"Slack Key Dreams Of The Ponomoe,"
Kapono Beamer
Kapono Beamer
[Kapono Beamer Enterprises, Ltd]
• Sweet & Lovely
Raiatea Helm
"Sweet & Lovely,"
Raiatea Helm
[Raiatea Helm Records]
• Kiho'alu - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
Ledward Ka'apana
"Kiho'alu - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar," Ledward
Ka'apana
[Rhythm & Roots Records]
• Slack Key Guitar: The Artistry Of Sonny Lim
Sonny Lim
"Slack Key Guitar: The Artistry Of Sonny Lim," Sonny
Lim
[Palm Records]
• Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Vol. 1
Various Artists
"Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Vol. 1,"
Various
Artists
Daniel Ho, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
[Daniel Ho Creations]
Go to the
next page for music clips
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 George
Kahumoku Jr Part of the Grammy Nominated CD
MASTERS OF HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY GUITAR, VOLUME 1
Producers/label: Daniel Ho, Paul Konwiser, Wayne Wong/ Daniel Ho
Creations
Musicians on CD: Peter deAquino, Daniel Ho, Ledward Ka'apana, George
Kahumoku Jr., Keoki Kahumoku, Ozzie Kotani, Cyril Pahinui, Garrett
Probst
Attending Grammys: Ho, Wong, George Kahumoku Jr., Keoki Kahumoku,
Ka'apana, deAquino, Probst
Holding down the concert back home on Grammy night, Feb. 8: Konwiser,
with Cyril Pahinui performing
If you're on Maui: "Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar" concerts go
on at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, (888)
669-3858. See Martin Pahinui Feb. 15, Ledward Ka'apana Feb. 22 and
Richard Ho'opi'i March 1.
Read more at
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Feb/03/il/FP602030331.html
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Posted on:
Sunday, January 1, 2006
Who's the next big star in Hawaiian music?
By
Derek Paiva
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Raiatea Helm's rich voice has been compared to that of Auntie
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The accolades for vocalist
Raiatea Helm have been piling up every year since she burst on the Island
music scene with her 2002 debut album, "Far Away Heaven." But 2006 could
be the biggest yet for the 21-year-old Moloka'i native.
The only musician in this
year's crop of best Hawaiian music album Grammy nominees with an all-vocal
recording, Helm is also the only female artist up for the award. Standing
out from the other nominated albums might give Helm a chance of winning
the golden gramophone in Los Angeles on Feb. 8.
Should her best-selling 2004
sophomore disc "Sweet & Lovely" fail to snag the Grammy, Helm can take
comfort in winning four Na Hoku Hanohano music awards for it last spring.
Her debut CD, 2002's "Far Away Heaven," received two Hoku. And Helm walked
away with prestigious female vocalist of the year Hoku honors for both
CDs.
"Sweet & Lovely" spent 12 weeks
on Billboard magazine's world music chart last year, peaking at No. 7.
Helm's rich, crystalline leo
ki'eki'e (falsetto voice) has been compared to that of one of her biggest
musical heroes, Auntie Genoa Keawe. But she credits the recordings of
another local music legend, vocalist Nina Keali'iwahamana, with inspiring
her to try singing when she was 15.
Helm wants to see more talented
young musicians pursue traditional Hawaiian music styles, but only if
they're truly interested in doing so. Her hope is to be an inspiration for
them, much as much Keali'iwahamana was for her.
"I want to continue
perpetuating the music as much as I can," Helm said. "But it's my job, and
I feel it's my responsibility to get (young musicians) motivated in a way
that they can really understand what the true meaning of the music is. The
rest is up to them.
"I wasn't forced to sing in the
old style. I just fell in love with it."
Helm's plans for 2006 include
recording her third CD for a summer release. She also hopes to finesse her
Hawaiian and Japanese language skills, and continue business management
courses at Maui Community
College.
"Raiatea is certainly the
future of traditional Hawaiian music," said musician/producer Charles
Michael Brotman, whose multi-artist compilation "Slack Key Guitar, Vol. 2"
won the first best Hawaiian music album Grammy. Helm and Brotman got
together a couple of times last year to perform and co-write music.
"She's just turned 21. Her
voice is there. She has the whole technical and musical package already
together. ... Where she goes from here will be up to her," Brotman said. http://www.raiateahelm.com/
Hawaii's Raiatea Helm at Grammys February 8th
Raiatea Helm earns her first Grammy nomination with
"Sweet & Lovely." See story.
HONOLULU ADVERTISER
Artist/label: Raiatea Helm, 21, Raiatea Helm Records Career Na Hoku
Hanohano wins: Six
Attending Grammys: Yes, with parents Zachary and Henrietta, brothers
Carlton and Curtis.
Wearing: Still deciding. There were several designers competing.
Lei: Still deciding that, too. "I want something different, but something
that's me. ... Maybe go for an Eva Longoria (in) 'Desperate Housewives'
look."
Where to display Grammy, if won: "At home on Moloka'i in my room. That's
where my Hoku, my Hawaii Music Award ... and my high school certificates
from Leo Club are."
Next up: Starting work on her third album, for a possible summer release.
Recognition catches up with Ledward Ka'apana
Ki ho'alu master Ledward Ka'apana, 58, has a solo
release and is part of a compilation album, both in the running for a
Grammy award.
READ ABOUT LEDWARD
Artist/Label: Ledward Ka'apana / "Ki ho'alu: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar"
(Rhythm & Roots Records)
Age: 58 Career Hoku awards: "Maybe 12; but I've recorded 97 CDs"
Attending the Grammys? "Going to Vegas first; but yes, with a big group"
Wearing what? Tuxedo. "We'll get dressy"
What kind of lei? "Maybe 'ilima, or pua kenikeni"
Where would you display the award if you win? "A special place at home,
where all the trophies are."
What in the nominated CD are you most proud of? "I like some of the
originals I did, like 'Fish Market Slack Key' and 'Pau Hana Slack Key.'
Plus I enjoyed playing 'ukulele, too, on 'Song for Anna' and 'Love Is
Blue.' "
Unknown fact about the making of the CD: "I like to record in the evening,
when it's more relaxing, and my voice is ready to go. With guitar, day or
night, no matter."
Should have been nominated, and why? "Not that I know of."
Next up: "I have a tour set up in Denver with Sally Van Meter (resonator
and steel-guitar player). Then I'll be back in the recording studio, this
time doing a falsetto album. Actually, will start some work (this) week."
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
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Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Vol. 1
Various Artists
Daniel Ho, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
[Daniel Ho Creations]
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