Post #486272 by Kaiwaza on Sat, Oct 3, 2009 1:56 PM

Marlene Sai came right out of high school and into the musical spotlight here in Hawaii. She has decades of LPs behind her and had a beautiful deep voice. I just selected this LP "Magic Moods Of Waikiki" as I like the stylized jacket, and it was recorded with a full orchestra and has many classics on it "Waikiki","Dahil Sayo","Akaka Falls", etc..a very nice Hawaiian album.

Finally today, from Japan, Buckie Shirakata & His Aloha Hawaiians really get their groove on with the strangely titled LP "Wide Hawaiian: Tropical Rhythm Of Tahiti." Here is a collection of Tahitian songs, played by a typical steel guitar combo, but with Tahitian log & drums thrown in here & there throughout the songs. It's interesting, if a bit jolting at times and I wish a non-Japanese steel player would have done a similar LP, as the Japanese steel players tend to be so heavy on the single-note playing, you really don't get the drippy, sweet harmonies that much, which would have been nice...but, oh well, it's an interesting spin for sure!