Post #488759 by Kaiwaza on Sat, Oct 17, 2009 9:04 PM

A lovely LP jacket....very 1950s Hawaiiana. Featuring "Popular Hawaiian Orchestras...The Royal Garden Islanders (aka Hal Aloma), Ray Kinney, etc.

New Zealand's Viking Records did a lovely job of re-issuing a lot of their older Bill Sevesi, George Tumahai, & Daphne Walker material into spiffy new LPs . Here's one of several in my collection..I like this one as it features a seldom seen yet common item on Hawaiian beaches...the floatation device. Selections on this one include "Id Like To See Samoa Of Samoa","Vikings On The March","Nothing Else To Do In Ma-La-Ka-Mo-K-Lu", among others.

Here's an absolutely beautiful recording, and a rarity.."Singing Bamboo" the songs of (well-known composers) Maddy Lam & Mary Pukui. I've only seen this LP once or twice & it's a beauty. Classic hapa-haole & hula tunes by various artists..."Ka Lehua I Milia","My Hawaiiana","Our Paradise","When The Orchestra Plays Aloha Oe", etc. a 1958 gatefold with lyrics inside by Island Recording Studio.