Ken Emerson will perform Sept. 24 as part of George Kahumoku Jr.’s “Slack Key Show” at the Napili Kai Beach Resort. Courtesy photo Back in the early 1980s you could find Grammy-winning guitarist Ken ...

Half a dozen songs into his show at the Sage Theater in Times Square on Thursday night, Makana paused for reflection. Somehow, he said, not being of Hawaiian ancestry allowed me to really embrace the ...

Q: You have a new Christmas album. You released “Kimo's Hawaiian Slack-Key Christmas" in 2008. How would you say this CD differs? A: “Ki Ho'alu Christmastime" is my second holiday CD. I recorded it ...

The musical spirit of the Hawaiian islands and its welcoming aloha culture will flood Redondo Beach with laid-back waves thanks to the return of the Southern California Slack Key Festival. “One thing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Several generations of slack key guitarists—from slack key masters George Kuo and Mike Kaawa to young Kahiau Lam Ho, who made his ...

Stephen Inglis and Barry Sless perform Hawaiian songs, originals and favorites by the Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan. Courtesy photo Grammy-nominated Hawaiian slack key guitarist Stephen Inglis and ...

Be transported musically to the tropical isles when Grammy-winning guitarist Jim “Kimo” West presents Sublime Island Slack Key in Pacific Beach. West will be joined by hula dancer Diana Tanaka during ...

WAIMEA — The Kahilu Theatre will present its 23rd Annual ‘Ukulele &Slack Key Guitar Festival this Friday and Saturday. This year’s festival showcases celebrated Hawaiian music artists Ledward Kaapana, ...

Words are not George Winston's strong suit. Instead, the pianist, guitarist and harmonica player prefers to make his instruments his voice. Winston has built a career performing live and recording his ...

Express contributor Russell Carlson previews Wolf Trap’s two-day Slack Key Guitar showcase. While its exact origin remains somewhat of a mystery, slack-key guitar is an indigenous Hawaiian art form ...

Local band Slack Key ‘Ohana recently won Best World Music Song at the San Diego Music Awards held at Humphreys by the Bay on April 30. The winning song “Nahenahe Ka Leo o Ka Wahine U’i”, written and ...