Post #79587 by Swanky on Sat, Mar 6, 2004 8:46 AM

I hate to throw this off in a different direction, but...

After many years of listening, I have become a Hapa Hoale and Tahitian music fan. I crave a good singer, you know.

I'll just throw out a couple that everyone should own. Not Exotica, more "traditional", if I can bastardize it like that.

Sam Makia - On the Beach at Waikiki - EP - Has a yellow cover with a hula girl on it. Best set of songs I own. Period.

Charles Mauu & The Royal Polynesians - Polynesia! - on EP and 45 - Some of the classics of Tahitian music done by the guy who wrote some of them. Lots of energy.

Waikiki Boys - Hawaiian Holiday - There are 1,000+ records out there called "Hawaiian Holiday" by similarly named groups. This one features some great standards sung right. "The Luau Song" being a gem.

Chongo & His Polynesians - Polynesian Percussion - This is a nice twist on the tahitian music. Some good versions, like Maururu A Vau.

Werner Muller - Hawaiian Swing - Not traditional at all, but the songs he starts with are. This record is it's own catagory. Very up tempo and raucous.

I keep buying records when ever I find them for $1 or less. The pile grows and grows. Yet these records I keep coming back to.

I have to vote for Tabu or Primativa for the cover catagory.

Eden's Island takes me away, but Exotica? Is it? Yes, I suppose.

I dn't own any rare records. I got them all in thrift store or antique stores for $2 or less. How rare can they be?

Under appreciated: Any besides the big 3. I did get one recently, and I can't recall which, but they seemed to have thought the bird calls were the secret and put even more of them in their music. That, I can do without. I felt like I was in "The Birds" and they were about to attack!