Post #103330 by SON OF MOTHRA on Thu, Jul 22, 2004 8:24 AM

Duke Kamoku's Golden Hawaiian Hits is an excellent collection of Hawaiian standards. Lots of goodies on this disk.

Not as vintage, but very similar is the New Hawaiian Band. They were popular mostly in the 80's, but had a very traditional sound. I believe they only have 2 CDs out, but I could be wrong. Both of the ones I've heard are excellent.

On a much more recent note, there's APE. They released a CD called Jungle Gems. An outstanding band that puts out both amazing covers of old standards and new material. These guys are a must see live. They carve Tikis during thier set. Awesome show.

On a more exotic note there's Martin Denny amongst many others, but I'm not sure if exotica music is what you're looking for. If so, check out the music link from Tiki Central's home page and there's a lot of good stuff there to check out.

Hope this helps you out. Good luck!