Keola Beamer
Keola Beamer (b. Keolamaikalani Breckenridge Beamer) is a master of Hawaiian slack key guitar playing. The composer of "Honolulu City Lights," one of Hawaii's top-selling songs of all time, Beamer was one of the first to blend traditional Hawaiian chants and instruments with contemporary influences. Representing the fifth generation of musicians in his family, Beamer traces his roots back to King Kamehemeha and Queen Ahiakumai, 15th century rulers of Hawaii. Beamer's great grandmother, Helen Dasher Beame (1882-1952), was one of Hawaii's most prolific songwriters and an influential hula dancer. Beamer, who began his career accompanying dancers at his mother's hula studio in Honolulu, recorded many songs composed by his ancestors. After studying classical guitar in high school and college, Beamer taught private students and wrote a method book, Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, that was based on a 16th century tablature system for the lute.
Beamer's debut album, Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar in the Real Old Style, was released in 1972. Although his first ten albums were released on small independent labels and distributed only in Hawaii, Beamer has widened his following since 1994. His albums Wooden Boat, Moe'uhane Kika: Tales from the Dream Guitar, and Mauna Kea: White Mountain Journal were released on George Winston's Windham Hill-distributed label Dancing Cat and all attained positions on Billboard's Top World Music Albums chart. Beamer's fourth album on Dancing Cat, Kolonahe: From the Gentle Wind, was released in April 1999. Island Born appeared in 2001, followed by Soliloquy: Ka Leo O Loko in 2002 and Mohala Hou: Music of the Hawaiian Renaissance in 2003. Hawaii's Keola and Kapono Beamer was issued in 2008, with Keola Beamer and Raiatea, an album with Raiatea Helm, arriving in 2010. Malama Ko Aloha (Keep Your Love) was issued in 2012. Beamer resides in the old whaling town of Lahaina on the island of Maui.
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Keola & Moana Beamer in Concert
World Music - Erschienen bei Keola Moana Beamer am 31.08.2017
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Hawaii's Keola & Kapono Beamer
Folk - Erschienen bei Hana Ola Records am 06.11.2008
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Himalayan Sessions
Paul Horn, Keola Beamer, Christopher Hedge
New Age - Erschienen bei SBG Records am 01.01.2021
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Wooden Boat
World Music - Erschienen bei Dancing Cat Records am 01.01.1994
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Mohala Hou - Music of the Hawaiian Renaissance
World Music - Erschienen bei 'Ohe Records am 01.01.2003
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Soliloquy: Ka Leo O Loko
World Music - Erschienen bei Dancing Cat Records am 08.01.2002
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Mauna Kea - White Mountain Journal
World Music - Erschienen bei Dancing Cat Records am 15.04.1997
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Kolonahe: From the Gentle Wind
World Music - Erschienen bei Dancing Cat Records am 13.04.1999
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Island Born
World Music - Erschienen bei 'Ohe Records am 03.04.2001
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Island Born
World Music - Erschienen bei 'Ohe Records am 03.04.2001
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Our Beloved Land
World Music - Erschienen bei Canyon Records am 01.01.2005
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Moe'uhane Kika - Tales from the Dream Guitar
World Music - Erschienen bei Dancing Cat Records am 29.08.1995
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Sweet Maui Moon
World Music - Erschienen bei Starscape Music am 17.05.1995
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Ka Hikina O Ka Hau: The Coming of the Snow
World Music - Erschienen bei Dancing Cat Records am 12.12.2006
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