Honolulu City Lights - 20th Anniversay [Original recording reissued]

Kapono Beamer, Keola Beamer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 13, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: PARADISE RECORDS
• ASIN: B000002XVX
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,079 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent a must have for slack key enthusiasts, April 16, 2000

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Denise Cohen (Maui) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Honolulu City Lights - 20th Anniversay (Audio CD)

Everytime I travel to the mainland I think of Keola and Kapono's tribute to their home in "Honolulu City Lights" and "Honolulu City Lights" is the song that I recall every time I return. The Beamer Brothers are from a well known and well respected musical family in Hawai'i spanning many generations. The songs on the album tend to reflect their Hawaiian heritage and the real music of Hawai'i. For those who enjoy slack key guitar this is a must have album!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Joyous Time Machine, February 16, 2005

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Darrell "slack key life" (Chattanooga, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Honolulu City Lights - 20th Anniversay (Audio CD)

First off, I must correct amazon's listing. I believe this album was first released in 1976 and not 1987. I was finishing high school on Oahu when Keola and Kapono was starting the revival of real Hawaiian music and would go into Waikiki to listen to their show. The music still gives me chills. This is not the traditional "Haole" music but the blend of real Hawaiian spirit and Aloha with traditional and western instruments. They are great artists and their music always lifts me up.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite recordings, January 20, 2001

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"maxgirl1" (Silverdale, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Honolulu City Lights - 20th Anniversay (Audio CD)

I fell in love with "Honolulu City Lights" when it was first released in the late 70's and I was living in Hawaii. The vocal talents of Keola and Kapono struck me from the first time I heard them. Over the years, I played this album again and again. Then, true to the times, after purchasing a new stereo without a record player, I could no longer listen to my favorite of all albums. A recent trip to Honolulu renewed my interest and, much to my delight, I found the "Honolulu City Lights" CD. Six weeks later, the CD is still in my car stereo, and I listen to it every day. Twenty years has only increased my love of this album and the beautiful music the Beamer Brothers created.