January 4, 2002 I filmed the Hawaiian slack-key guitar group Ho'omanalo, who performed at the Food Court of the International Market Place on Kalakua Ave. in Waikiki, and you will also see one of Hawaii's finest hula dancers. Ki ho'alu, which literally means "loosen the (tuning) key,"is the Hawaiian name for the solo finger picked style unique to the only music indigenous to Hawaii. Many slack-key songs reflect themes in the past & present lives of people. Hearing this group led me to become interested in the acoustic sound of slack-key.
Simplicity, who performed in a free Live! entertainment concert at the International Market Place Food Court in Waikiki, is one of the first local Hawaiian bands I filmed when returning to Hawaii in 1999. This is my 1st full video production on Veoh & I hope you enjoy the local Hawaiian rhythms of this band.
While in Hawaii for the month of January 2002, I made my daily excursions through the International Market Place in Waikiki & briefly became friends with a local Hawaiian Philippino man named Omando, who sang this ukelele medley for me.
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