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Alfred Apaka

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1964
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000002PCC
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #190,468 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, burnished voice, May 10, 2004

By	Gadzooks! Books! - See all my reviews

My own personal favorite here is "White Ginger Blossoms," where Alfred Apaka's voice is perfectly phrased and a precise, deft, delicate touch. Some of the faster party music on the record is pretty kitschy, but especially in the slower tunes this is some of the very best Hawaiian vocal music out there. Overall, this record is a real trip down memory lane and a great pleasure.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars beautiful vintage touristy hawaiian vocal music, May 31, 2000

By	charley hardman (occupied US) - See all my reviews

alfred apaka's voice is bing crosbyish and slightly overpolished, but with a nice tendency to back off in volume and intensity right when the schmaltzometer is about to peg. good crooner stuff here. hell, you can even swap back and forth between 'lovely hula hands' and 'lovely hula girl'. that's enough to keep even the most lecherous of us busy!

very nice moments on this cd. i especially like the viki ti trio on 'kalua'. music has changed a lot since those days. this is a sweet trip back.

the recording sounds a couple of generations down from a master reel, and some of the equalization choices are a little out there (the vocal on 'gay hawaiian party' almost sounds at first like it was intended to mimic a radio broadcast). still, this cd is worth a listen. if you don't turn it up too loud, the abnormal tape hiss isn't too apparent. glad i bought 'hawaiian favorites'.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars exquisite, May 28, 2008

By	John Marston "tokyo high" (uctx) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

the music on this cd is exquisite, enchanting, takes me back to when i grew up in the islands listening to these artists & performers years ago. a part of life i miss. thank you. jm.