For more than 150 years, slack key guitar, or ki ho’alu, has been the “house music” of Hawaii. Islanders were introduced to guitars by Spanish and Mexican vaqueros and quickly adapted the sound and ...

To the people of Hawaii and those familiar with the culture of the islands, the word "aloha" is not simply a greeting or a goodbye, but a word with a broader meaning of love or respect. In many ways, ...

There's no music in the world quite like Hawaii's slack-key guitar. This unlikely marriage of the Spanish guitar with and Polynesia's rippling rhythms gets its name from the islanders' habit of ...

The best musicians are usually the most versatile, such as Jim “Kimo” West. Van Nuys resident West is the guitarist for “Weird Al” Yankovic, whose latest effort, the chart-topping “Mandatory Fun” (RCA ...

Hawaiian slack key guitar is a finger picking style that stands with the world’s great guitar traditions like flamenco and blues. Its resonant sound often associated with Hawaii is alive, evolving and ...

CORVALLIS — Fall is speedily transmorphing into winter, smothering the mid-valley underneath a heavy coat of rain and gloom. On Friday, Nov. 11, however, visiting musician Jeff Peterson will help ...

Kala Koa Entertainment celebrates 13 years of bringing the biggest and brightest names in Hawaiian music to the mainland with the 2020 Southern California Slack Key Festival returning to the Redondo ...

It’s hard to imagine a more relaxing sound than the sun-kissed melodies of Hawaii, so why are so many island artists playing through gritted teeth these days? The answer is in the envelope at the ...

Kala Koa Entertainment celebrates 16 years of bringing the biggest and brightest names in Hawaiian music to the 2024 Seattle Slack Key Festival returning to Town Hall Seattle on Sunday, November 10, ...