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The Best of Keola & Kapono Beamer: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar

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"Honolulu City Lights" which came out in 1978 on the Paradise label was not Keola and Kapono's first album. They had been recording on the Tantalus and Music Of Polynesia label for quite some time before this.

The Greatest Hits album uses material from the Music of Polynesia catalog and was originally released on vinyl in 1978.

To pass up this album just because it doesn't contain Honolulu City Lights will certainly deprive you of some of the best contemporary Hawaiian music from this era. Excellent Hawaiian and Hapa-haole songs all done in the Beamers inimitable style.

Also recommended if you can find it (Google Hawaiian music): Keola and Kapono Beamer (Tantalus/1975) contains the irreverent Mr. Sun Cho Lee and Sweet Okole and Keola Beamer's debut Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar In The Real Old Style (Music Of Polynesia/1972) with the defining slack key instrumental, Hawaiian Cowboy.

I found this music very nice but was disappointed that "honolulu City Lights" was not on in.....
in my opinion that was a classic......now this classic is rare to find especially on a cd.help me find "Honolulu City Lights"................

I had never heard of these performers until 3 weeks ago. I heard three cuts from the CD as background music for a Hawaiian hotel. It took me until now to track down the music. I immediately ordered this album because the style is very reminiscent of the easy-going folk music of the 50's with a Hawaiian influence. Great music to drift away with.

I bought this as a gift for my mom and she loves this. She plays it at several outdoor pool parties in the summer. Great for hanging outside on a hot day!

I agree with Vickie from Clarksville. No Honolulu City Lights, so how can you call it Best of the Beamers. (Okay, some editor/compiler doesn't count HCL as one of the best, I guess.)

I didn't buy this CD, because of that and some other missing songs. Maybe someday when I have all the other songs I want, then I will buy the one called "The Best."