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Biography of Kamakawiwo'ole Israel
Born in Honolulu, Hawai'i on May 20th , Israel Kamakawiwo'ole is perhaps one of the greatest musicians to have come from the island and arguably holds his place in the international hall of world music influential fame.
Although neither his father, Henry Kalei'aloha Naniw nor his mother, Evangeline Leinani Kamakawiwo'ole were professional musicians, Israel was exposed to the depth and soul of Hawaiian music from a very young age. He would spend a lot of time at the Waikiki bar where his parents worked, a place well known for performances from Hawaii's great musicians.
His uncle too had a great influence on him and, as a professional musician himself, played a big part in the encouragement that led to Israel first picking up an instrument at age 6.
Early Musical Influence
After years of listening to both his mother and his brother, in addition to his uncle, playing the ukulele, Israel first took to the stage in to perform with his brother Skippy and cousin Allen Thornton.
It wasn't long before a young Israel and Skippy started taking much more seriously and later on in that year they formed the Makaha sons of Ni'hau with Louis "moon" Kauakahi, Sam Gray and Jerome Koko. The formation of this band was to herald the entrance of Kama
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Israel Kamakawiwo&#;ole
This is a post by a friend of mine in The Four-String Farmhouse over at the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum:
I saved this article years ago and it&#;s a wonderful story of how "Rainbow" was recorded and gained popularity:
Hawaii, He Sang of Theeand people listened
- Jack Boulware
Wednesday, March 9,
San Francisco writer Jack Boulware is the co-founder of the Litquake literary festival. His articles have appeared in Salon, Playboy, the New York Times Magazine, Wired and The Chronicle. The following is an excerpt from a work-in-progress on the life of the late Hawaiian musician Israel Kamakawiwo&#;ole.
Honolulu, two a.m. Music producer Jon de Mello is sleeping when the phone rings. It&#;s Israel, one of the artists he represents for his Mountain Apple record label. And Israel is wide awake. He often has problems at night because his weight upwards of pounds forces him to sleep while hooked up to an oxygen tank. He tells de Mello he wants to record, right now.
"You got transportation?" asks de Mello. It&#;s difficult for Israel to move around, he needs a few people to help him get dressed, get in and out of places. The studio is about 15 minutes away.
"Yeah," says Israel. "My guys are here." "G