{"title":"Ledward Kaapana","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"various-artists-ki-hoalu-christmas-hawaiian-slack-key-guitar","title":"Various Artists - Ki Ho'alu Christmas: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n  \u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=600319678\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingcatrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/ki-hoalu-christmas-hawaiian-slack-key-guitar\"\u003eKi Ho'alu Christmas: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar by Various Artists\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis album brings together many of Hawaii’s celebrated Slack Key masters in a unique seasonal collection. While chestnuts seldom roast on an open fire in the Islands, and Christmas is only white atop Mauna Kea, this holiday collection will warm hearts and wish a Hawaiian-style Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas) to people everywhere. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing performances by Keola Beamer, Ledward Kaapana, Moses Kahumoku, Cyril Pahinui, Bla Pahinui, Barney Isaacs \u0026amp; George Kuo, Dennis Kamakahi, Ozzie Kotani, George Kahumoku, George Kuo, Cindy Combs and Joanie Komatsu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e2-HSK-19001DC\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hawaiian Slack Key","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":30674628804677,"sku":"2-HSK-19001","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3 Album","offer_id":31137784561733,"sku":"2-HSK-19001D","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV Album","offer_id":31137784692805,"sku":"2-HSK-19001L","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/6410\/products\/Ki_Ho_alu_Christmas_Hawaiian_Slack_Key_Guitar.jpg?v=1570909740"},{"product_id":"various-artists-hawaiian-slack-key-guitar-masters-vol-2","title":"Various Artists - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters, Vol. 2","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n  \u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3855560426\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingcatrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/hawaiian-slack-key-guitar-masters-vol-2\"\u003eHawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters, Vol. 2 by Various Artists\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDancing Cat's second slack key guitar compilation draws from the most recent Dancing Cat recordings in the ongoing Hawaiian slack key guitar masters series, including two previously unavailable bonus tracks. The many artists on this album represent the very best from Hawai'i. This collection contains both vocal and instrumental tracks, demonstrating how slack key can be played solo, in duets or with varying accompaniment ('ukulele, acoustic steel guitar and two or more guitars). This compilation serves as a great introduction to the wealth of artists and styles characterizing slack key guitar today.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e2-HSK-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19038\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-column a-span7\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"width: 23px; display: inline-block;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hawaiian Slack Key","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":31125405073477,"sku":"2-HSK-19038DC","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"MP3 Album","offer_id":31125411201093,"sku":"2-HSK-19038D","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV Album","offer_id":31125411397701,"sku":"2-HSK-19038L","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/6410\/products\/Various_Artists_-_Hawaiian_Slack_Key_Guitar_Masters_Collection_-_Volume_2.jpg?v=1576532015"},{"product_id":"various-artists-hawaiian-slack-key-guitar-masters-vol-1-instrumental-collection","title":"Various Artists - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters, Vol. 1: Instrumental Collection","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n  \u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2294080974\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingcatrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/hawaiian-slack-key-guitar-masters-vol-1-instrumental-collection\"\u003eHawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters, Vol. 1: Instrumental Collection by Various Artists\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis all-instrumental, mainly solo, collection of acoustic slack key guitar is a specially-priced introduction to Dancing Cat Records' \u003cem\u003eHawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Series\u003c\/em\u003e. Brought together for the first time are some of Hawai'i's greatest guitar legends: Keola Beamer, Sonny Chillingworth, Barney Isaacs, Ledward Kaapana, Moses Kahumoku, Ray Kane, Ozzie Kotani, George Kuo, Leonard Kwan, and Cyril Pahinui.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e2-HSK-19037\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-column a-span7\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"width: 23px; display: inline-block;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hawaiian Slack Key","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":31125436235845,"sku":"2-HSK-19037DC","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3 Album","offer_id":31125436268613,"sku":"2-HSK-19037D","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV Album","offer_id":31125436301381,"sku":"2-HSK-19037L","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/6410\/products\/Various_Artists_-_Hawaiian_Slack_Key_Guitar_Masters_Instrumental_Collection_-_Volume_1.jpg?v=1576534155"},{"product_id":"ledward-kaapana-black-sand","title":"Ledward Kaapana - Black Sand","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n  \u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3538023615\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingcatrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/black-sand\"\u003eBlack Sand by Ledward Kaapana\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eFollowing his hot duet album with Bob Brozman and an all–star group session in Nashville, slack key master Led Kaapana returns with his first solo studio release for Dancing Cat. Named for the famous beach near his Kalapana birthplace, \u003cem\u003eBlack Sand\u003c\/em\u003e features Hawaiian standards, family favorites and originals. Each offers more proof why Led is considered one of the world’s great guitarists. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2-HSK-19018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hawaiian Slack Key","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":31127813685317,"sku":"2-HSK-19018","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"MP3 Album","offer_id":31127813718085,"sku":"2-HSK-19018D","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV Album","offer_id":31127813750853,"sku":"2-HSK-19018L","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/6410\/products\/Ledward_Kaapana_-_Black_Sand.jpg?v=1576699573"},{"product_id":"ledward-kaapana-waltz-of-the-wind","title":"Ledward Kaapana \u0026 Friends - Waltz of the Wind","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n  \u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3571046923\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingcatrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/waltz-of-the-wind\"\u003eWaltz of the Wind by Ledward Kaapana\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eFrom the heart of Nashville comes an all-star album that serves up a mix of instrumental mastery, contemporary vocals and island music with a bit of southern hospitality. A master of Hawaiian Slack Key guitar (Kiho’alu), Led is also featured here playing ‘ukulele and the autoharp with an all-star band, including special guests, Jerry Douglas, Sonny Landreth, Sam Bush, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss Bob Brozman George Winston, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eWALTZ OF THE WIND was recorded in Nashville and includes the poetic title track featuring vocals by Alison Krauss. Although they are musical cousins, this is the first recording combining players from Hawaiian, country and bluegrass music, three uniquely American traditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: left;\"\u003eAs a bonus, pianist George Winston joins Led in a duet of “Fats” Waller’s 1929 \u003cem\u003eHoneysuckle Rose.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e2-HSK-19017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hawaiian Slack Key","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":31127815323717,"sku":"2-HSK-19017","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"MP3 Album","offer_id":31127815356485,"sku":"2-HSK-19017D","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV Album","offer_id":31127815389253,"sku":"2-HSK-19017L","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/6410\/products\/Ledward_Kaapana_-_Waltz_of_the_Wind.jpg?v=1576699878"},{"product_id":"ledward-kaapana-led-live-solo","title":"Ledward Kaapana - Led Live: Solo","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n  \u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=572408350\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingcatrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/led-live-solo\"\u003eLed Live: Solo by Ledward Kaapana\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eBorn in 1948, sixth of ten children, Ledward Kaapana grew up in the remote village of Kalapana on the extreme south shore of the Big Island of Hawai`i. \"We didn't have television or even much radio,\" Led says, \"so we entertained ourselves. You could go to any house and everyone was playing music. Even today when I play \u003cem\u003eki  ho`alu \u003c\/em\u003e(Hawaiian Slack Key guitar), I picture all the \u003cem\u003e`ohanas\u003c\/em\u003e (families) getting together and sharing their songs and their aloha.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eLed's family produced many excellent musicians, including his father George, his mother, the noted singer Tina Kaapana, and his uncle, one of \u003cem\u003eki  ho`alu's\u003c\/em\u003e true legends, Fred Punahoa (you can hear the late Fred Punahoa’s two recorded tracks, \u003cem\u003eSlack Key Instrumental # 1\u003c\/em\u003e (aka \u003cem\u003ePunahoa Special \u003c\/em\u003ewhich Led also recorded on his album BLACK SAND [Dancing Cat Records\u003cem\u003e]\u003c\/em\u003e), and \u003cem\u003eSlack Key Instrumental # 2\u003c\/em\u003e (aka \u003cem\u003eMauna Loa Slack Key\u003c\/em\u003e, which Led also performs on this album), on the compilation album THE WAIMEA MUSIC FESTIVAL [Panini Records], which also has live performances by The Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band, Sonny Chillingworth, Peter Moon with The Sunday Manoa, Na Leo O Nu`uanu [Slack Key guitarist\/ composer Dennis Kamakahi’s first band], and others. Led began experimenting with music at an early age. At around six, he began playing guitar and \u003cem\u003e`ukulele\u003c\/em\u003e, then added autoharp, bass and steel guitar. \"Back then,\" he says, \"no one would tell you what to do. You had to catch on by example.\" This very traditional Hawaiian method stresses \u003cem\u003enana ka maka\u003c\/em\u003e (observe with the eye), \u003cem\u003eho`olohe ka pepeia\u003c\/em\u003e (listen carefully), \u003cem\u003eho`opili\u003c\/em\u003e (imitate someone who has mastered what you wish to learn) and \u003cem\u003epa`a ka waha\u003c\/em\u003e (don't interrupt your teachers, concentrate on what they're showing you).  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eLedward exemplifies the ideal end result of this time-honored instructional method. A strongly motivated musician with an excellent ear, great fluidity, a thorough knowledge of his instrument, a distinctive style and a clearly communicated, highly contagious love for what he does, Ledward Kaapana has been one of Hawai`i's hardest working and most popular guitarists. He began his professional career in the early 1970s with his acclaimed family group Hui `Ohana, which featured his twin brother Nedward on bass, and cousin Dennis Pavao on rhythm guitar, also one of Hawai`i's premier \u003cem\u003eleo ki`eki`e\u003c\/em\u003e (falsetto) singers. Hui `Ohana traveled extensively throughout Hawai`i and French Polynesia, and recorded many albums into the 1980s. Led went on to record four albums with his trio, I Kona (named after the song by the same name which has become Led’s signature song), and also two Slack Key albums. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eLed increasingly takes his music around the world, and for the past several years has gone on the Masters of the Steel String Guitar tours sponsored by the National Council for the Traditional Arts. \"I love to travel,\" Led says, \"especially to share Hawaiian music and to hear other styles of music.\" He remains steadfastly committed to the style and spirit of \u003cem\u003ena kupuna\u003c\/em\u003e (the elders) who instilled in him a deeply felt love for \u003cem\u003eki ho`alu\u003c\/em\u003e. \"I play from within.\" Led explains. \"I feel the music and try to make people happy. Sometimes I think I'm enjoying myself more than the audience. I'm having a heck of a time laughing and talking story. 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It brings together two masters of their crafts, Bob Brozman on acoustic steel and Ledward Kaapana on Slack Key from different cultures who share their aloha for vintage Hawaiian music in a free flowing session of great foot tapping music and good fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e2-HSK-19009\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hawaiian Slack Key","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":31127852777541,"sku":"2-HSK-19009DC","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3 Album","offer_id":31127852810309,"sku":"2-HSK-19009D","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV Album","offer_id":31127852843077,"sku":"2-HSK-19009L","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/6410\/products\/Bob_Brozman_Ledward_Kaapana_-_Kika_Kila_Meets_Ki_Ho_Alu.jpg?v=1576703313"},{"product_id":"ledward-kaapana-bob-brozman-in-the-saddle","title":"Ledward Kaapana \u0026 Bob Brozman\t- In the Saddle","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n  \u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1982993412\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingcatrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/in-the-saddle\"\u003eIn the Saddle by Ledward Kaapana \u0026amp; Bob Brozman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSlack Key master Led Kaapana and steel guitar wizard Bob Brozman reunite for a second hard–charging gallop through Hawaiian standards and originals. 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