Cecilio and kapono goodtimes together6/13/2023 ![]() Order The Songs of C&K online or purchase at any First Hawaiian Bank Branch location. Kapono’s rise signaled that all you needed to “make it” was a deep-seated passion and determination. If you can believe it, Kapono had no formal music training – which is perhaps why his story is so endlessly inspiring. ![]() They all grew up revering Kapono’s deftness at the guitar and enchanted by his falsettos. Alx’s delicately smooth vocals might make your heart bloom.įor all of the artists featured on The Songs of C&K, Henry Kapono was a guiding inspiration. Through Alx Kawakami, the track gets a snare upgrade and a harmonica melody amidst Alx’s cascading breakdown. Four songs in, this collaboration doesn’t just sing, it sizzles.Ĭecilio & Kapono’s “Sunflower” was originally stripped down and acoustic like that of John Lennon or Simon & Garfunkel. This cross-pollination of genres is what Kapono was renowned for. Yet, Blayne does one better with a jazz-like keyboard solo erupting in the middle of this cowboy stomp and clap tune. “Railway Stations” reverts back to a swinging country vibe, the album’s reins handed over to Blayne Asing. If you didn’t know any better, you’d think this was an original single off of Kimie’s latest album. Kimie Miner’s sunshine vocal reverie is unmistakable in “Highway in the Sun.” Forgoing Kapono’s elegant guitar picking in favor of a more subdued string arrangement (because, let’s face it, no one can pick better than Henry Kapono), the track is freed up to introduce a familiar reggae rhythm of upbeat keys and ascending horns. Theirs might’ve been the nighttime sway, but Mike Love’s will appeal to anyone in the mood for some country line dancing. Mike Love gets to bring his country sensibilities to “Lifetime Party,” injecting speed and a shuffling snare without losing the cowboy bliss of C & K’s original. Kalani’s tenor evokes an old school vibe of a chart-topping ‘70s ballad, replete with vibratos and soul to spare. Kalani is essentially doing a cover of a cover, but from there it only gets simpler. Kalani Pe’a is granted the honor of kicking off the album, covering Stevie Wonder’s “All In Love Is Fair,” one of Cecilio & Kapono’s most famous covers. The Songs of C&K might be a cover album, but with such a talented body of musicians, this collection will light the way forward for aspiring talent the same way Kapono did for all of the artists featured. Partnering with First Hawaiian Bank, Kapono brought together the scene’s current hitmakers for The Songs of C&K, a collaboration and celebration of Cecilio & Kapono’s beloved hits sung by today’s leading voices. Kapono recently established the Henry Kapono Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting Hawaiian music and its community of artists. These days the legendary artist has set his sights on something beyond him – the next generation of Hawaiian music stars. With a Grammy-nomination and countless Na Hoku Awards courtesy of the passion and diligence poured across 15 albums, it’s any wonder as to what Kapono can’t accomplish. If you have any information relating to these unsolved crimes, contact the Metropolitan Police Department at (202) 727-9099.It’s not easy becoming a household name in the islands, but Henry Kapono sure made it look that way. The all new series premieres on May 17, 2023. ![]() Headlee will ask the questions: Why didn’t these murders make the news headlines? Did law enforcement do enough to solve these crimes? And how do racial disparities impact these types of investigations, past and present? Plus, we’ll explore new evidence which may crack the cold case wide open again. Journalist and Public Radio veteran Celeste Headlee (NPR, PBS, TEDx) examines old case files and interviews the investigators and family members who are still haunted by these killings. ![]() The media dubbed him “The Freeway Phantom.”įrom iHeartRadio and Tenderfoot TV, a new podcast reinvestigates the 50 year old unsolved murders of these young girls. Their bodies were discarded alongside DC freeways. Between 19, six black girls went missing in the Washington D.C. ![]()
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