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Don Tiki's Pagan Holiday Show!

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HONOLULU, HAWAII—Honolulu lounge meisters Don Tiki—the collaborative of top-tier musicians, vocalists and dancers, brings the jungle-jazzy sounds of exotica to put on their first ever holiday show when they make their Doris Duke Theatre debut on Saturday, Dec. 17.

Don Tiki will play songs from their last release, South of the Boudoir, along with classic fan favorites. Drawing inspiration from original exotica masters Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman and Les Baxter, Don Tiki boldly moves this evocative genre of music into the 21st century.

Guests can make the evening dinner and a show—the concert is preceded by an opening reception, featuring food from Tiki's Grill & Bar and beer and wine for purchase.

After a triumphant appearance at the 11th annual Tiki Oasis event in San Diego in August, bringing down the house as the closing-night headliner, Don Tiki resurfaces with its full original crew for their Pagan Holiday Show.

This means Don Tiki is flying in virile vocalist Delmar deWilde from Portland, bassist and purring song stylist Hai Jung from Phoenix, multi-talented Abe Lagrimas on vibes, percussion and guitar and chanteuse/actress Sherry Shaoling from Los Angeles, plus special guest Frank Orrall from Chicago. They will join O‘ahu-based members percussionist Lopaka Colón, who continues his illustrious father Augie Colon’s bird-call tradition, funky drummer Jason Segler, Kit “Perry Coma” Ebersbach on keyboards, and Ryoko Oka on keyboards and t’rung (a Vietnamese bamboo xylophone). Exotic dancer Violetta Beretta also joins the tribe.

Fans can expect the band’s signature tunes such as The Natives Are Restless and An Occasional Man, but “even though we’re tiki-worshipping pagans, we’ll drop a holiday song or two,” says producer Lloyd "Fluid Floyd" Kandell, who was Anthony Bourdain’s tiki guide when the food impresario visited O‘ahu for his series No Reservations in 2008. Bourdain came away raving, “Tiki supergroup Don Tiki knows the world, the subculture of tiki…it really doesn’t get much better than this!”

Hi Again – We loved meeting so many of you at Tiki Oasis `11!

Should any of our tiki brethren and sistren internationale be visiting our island paradise o`er the holidays,
here's info on how to get tickets: http://honoluluacademy.org/events/lectures_performances/12161-don_tiki
or here: http://www.dontiki.com/

Alohaderci & Happy T~day!

G

I would dearly love to be there for this show. I'm sure it will be a great experience with the full Don Tiki in the house.

Come to Hukilau. We're waiting for you! :D

HOK

Got my ticket voucher...Will be attending with Gecko...can't wait for a great show! :) Freddie

[ Edited by: HOUSE OF KU 2011-11-26 01:51 ]

Hey Freddie, `twill be great to see you and the mighty Gecko atour Pagan Holiday show! Cheers~ FF

We'll keep a light on for you! Cheers~ Fluid Floyd

HOK

Sexxy!! Where does one get a lamp like that?? I bet it's a motion lamp! :lol:

Sorry Freddie, but that Hula Lamp belongs to us!

We do however have a few Tattoo dashboard dolls left...

Cheers~ FF

HOK

:lol: "Ole Swivel Hips"

Don Tiki announces special guest artists for December 17 concert in Honolulu!

These guys kept bugging us about wanting to go tiki, so we're gonna give `em
a shot and invite them up on our stage for a song or two...

Cheers~ FF

THI JUS IN! Frank Orrall of Poi Dog Pondering and Thievery Corporation will be digging up some
crazy new percussion sounds as Don Tiki's special guest artist for our Pagan Holiday Show!

Cheers~ FF http://www.dontiki.com

I will be boarding "da plane! da plane!" to Honolulu, HI
I don't want to miss this glamourous show on 12/17!!!

http://www.dontiki.com

I see that Miss Villechaize will be dressing up for our Pagan Holiday Show.
Hmmmm, not sure what she's thinking. Actually, we'll be dressing down...

Cheers~ Violetta http://www.dontiki.com

This hep cat said he's swimming here from the Bay Area to catch our show...
How are you planning to get here for Don Tiki's Pagan Holiday Show?!?!?

Cheers~ FF http://www.dontiki.com

HOK

Here's a pic from today's rehearsal...

WISH YOU WERE HERE!!!
Cheers~ FF

I'll be there in spirit!!

Have a great time everyone!!!

Cheers and Mahalo,
Jeff

Mahalos, Jeff! Great seeing you and meeting your cool dad at Tiki Oasis `11.
Mele Tikimaka, FF

Happy Aloha Friday as we say in da islands!

Don Tiki made the cover feature story in today's main newspaper:
http://www.honolulupulse.com/tgifinprint/don-tiki-will-unleash-its-tropical-sound

Here's the cover shot

Cheers~ FF

Aloha,

Sigh, wish I could go. Have to work. Good to see you last night.

A BIG mahalo to everyone who came to our SOLDOUT show last!
Miss Sherry Shaoling & I wish you and yours a very Mele Tikimaka!

Till we meet again... Cheers
FF

Thanks for the updates Floyd. Please keep us updated on your future shows. :)

HOK

Great show!

Fluid Floyd,Gecko and Aaron


Hanging with Lopaka Colon and Gecko :)

Aloha, Freddie

Blowing kisses and sending best wishes for a splendid 2012!

Cheers~ The Don Tiki Tribe

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