Diligence is required sooner rather than later - Tiki Music

B basilh Member United Kingdom Joined: Aug 19, 2007 Posts: 70	B basilh Posted posted on Thu, Jan 17, 2008 3:41 AM We love the Hapa Haole stuff and Haole Kats stay as close as anyone to the original intent, but there's always a certain tempo or instrumentation that makes its way into a performance and to deny that for posterity's sake would stifle the few who enjoy the genre, in my opinion. I couldn't agree more. There ARE many instances where the original recording has been surpassed by further versions of the same song. A good example would be the Alfred Apaka version of "Isle of Golden dreams" he dramatically changes the timing of the notation on the third line "Call Tenderly" taking away the repetition of the first two lines and creating an ending to that particular statement. This is his Alfred apaka and this is the way it's normally done, albeit with the wrong words on the Ray Kinney version. Ray Kinney Marty Robbins first version Marty Robbins second version Notice how he starts the first line on the wrong beat, changing the phrasing from then onwards. This is the way we do it live :- Waikiki Islanders Live 1967 Steelies do it without fretting ! [ Edited by: basilh 2008-01-17 03:53 ]

We love the Hapa Haole stuff and Haole Kats stay as close as anyone to the original intent, but there's always a certain tempo or instrumentation that makes its way into a performance and to deny that for posterity's sake would stifle the few who enjoy the genre, in my opinion.

I couldn't agree more. There ARE many instances where the original recording has been surpassed by further versions of the same song.
A good example would be the Alfred Apaka version of "Isle of Golden dreams"
he dramatically changes the timing of the notation on the third line "Call Tenderly" taking away the repetition of the first two lines and creating an ending to that particular statement.

This is his
Alfred apaka

and this is the way it's normally done, albeit with the wrong words on the Ray Kinney version.
Ray Kinney

Marty Robbins first version

Marty Robbins second version
Notice how he starts the first line on the wrong beat, changing the phrasing from then onwards.

This is the way we do it live :-
Waikiki Islanders Live 1967

Steelies do it without fretting !

[ Edited by: basilh 2008-01-17 03:53 ]

Post #355475 by basilh on Thu, Jan 17, 2008 3:41 AM