Rabbit Island Music Festival (Mlps) [Import]

Gabby Pahinui | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 30, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Omagatoki Japan
• ASIN: B000R5OQ80
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,231,598 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Waialae

2. Ho`Oheno Ke`Ia No Beauty

3. Makee `Ailana

4. Haleiwa Hula

5. Ka Loke O Maui

6. Ua Nani Kaua`I

7. Pua Lililehua

8. Pua Mamane

9. Kaua`I Beauty

10. Palolo

11. In The Garden Of Paradise

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely stuff... the start of modern Hawaiian pop, November 12, 2002

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rabbit Island Music Festival (Audio CD)

Celebrated as one of the great modernizers of Hawaiian music, slide master Gabby Pahinui stretched the "traditional" sound of the Hawaiian slack key style out into a more relaxed, expansive sound, luxuriant and laid-back, as well as the perfect showcase for his dazzling guitar work. The title of this album is kind of an in-joke; Rabbit Island is a protected wildlife sanctuary, so the "festival" heard on this disc is actually a set of 'ewa'ewa (Hawaiian terns), recorded on the rocky island (the human music was actually recorded in the Sounds Of Hawaii studios, in Honolulu...) This is a lovely album, sort of a bridge between the older island styles that Pahinui grew up on and and the modern sound that he pioneered. Joining him here are the extended Pahinui clan (many of whom have gone onto lengthy careers of their own), and guitarist Sonny Chillingsworth, who is also still a powerful force in island music. Really sweet stuff; definitely worth picking up!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pahinui, the ohana and his friends gather for good times, November 6, 2001

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J. Book "music's biggest fan" (Pasco, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rabbit Island Music Festival (Audio CD)

Just looking at the cover sends chills down my spine. Back when every Hawaiian album seemed to become an instant classic, Gabby Pahinui asked his family and friends (Atta Issacs and Sonny Chillingworth) to record and jam on some Hawaiian music. They do this for almost an hour. The record cover comes to life in the intro and outro, as you hear the guys perform live in front of an audience of birds on Rabbit Island.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For All Fans of Hawaiian Slack Key, August 16, 2011

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Mahat Ma "Rice" (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rabbit Island Music Festival (Audio CD)

One of the wonderful things about recorded music --- it preserves history and keeps the musician forever alive. This is how I feel about Gabby Pahinui's musicianship. He is a true master. An original.