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My wife and my favorite Hawaiian singers are a group of three
women called Na Leo ("The Voices"). Here are some
we recommend from their many albums:
Pocketful of Paradise
Anthology II 1984-2001
Flying with Angels
Love Is
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Another favorite group for my wife and me is two singers who go by the name Hapa.
The name means half, referring to the fact that one of the men is
Caucasian and the other is Hawaiian. We enjoy these albums:
Hapa
In the Name of Love
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The first Hawaiian music album to win a Grammy when they created the category of Best Hawaiian Album
in 2005, was this instrumental of slack key guitar:
Slack Key Guitar Volume 2
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Keali'i Reichel is Maui's most famous singer. The
majority of his songs are in the Hawaiian language. Here are some of
my suggestions from among his numerous albums:
Kawaipunahele
Kamalei: Collection - Two
Lei Hali'a
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The Hawaiian singers we have been listening to for the longest time,
are the Brothers Cazimero. They have produced over three dozen
albums. Some suggestions:
The Best of The Brothers Cazimero
20 Years of Hoku Award Winning Songs
Hawaiian Paradise
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A very popular singer at Maui night spots is Willie K.
Some of his amazing varieties of singing styles are in these
albums:
The Uncle In Me
Uncle Willie K - Live at Mulligan's On The Blue
Willie K Live at Hapas
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I still love the famous old touristy Hawaiian songs from
decades ago, like "Little Grass Shack" (1933), "Lovely Hula
Hands" (1939), "Beyond the Reef" (1948), "Blue Hawaii"
(1937), "Sweet Leilani" (1934), and more. Some of
those wonderful oldies are given new life in this
album by award-winning vocalist Amy Hanaialii, who grew up
on Maui:
Nostalgia
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Several of the above, and other Hawaiian singers, have
albums of Christmas songs. The following web page lists
some good ones:
Hawaiian Christmas albums
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