Kani Ki Ho' Alu

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Solo, using a nylon-string guitar that distinguishes his sound from other slack-key guitarists, Kotani sets up mesmerizing bass drones over which he plays improvisations and bright melodies that seem to echo themselves; his chord progressions are often unique to slack key, and because he never sings, he often phrases the guitar like he would vocal lines. His four-finger picking method has led some to conclude he's classically trained, which he isn't. He can also sound too precious, or New Agey, for some, but his peers consider him to be in a class by himself. --John Morthland

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Average customer rating: much aloha Great Hawaiian music

Kani Ki Ho' Alu Ozzie Kotani Manufacturer: Windham Hill Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Hawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music | Ambient | Celtic | Environmental | General | International | Jazz | Meditation Music | Piano | World Dance General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Pacific Islands | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: To Honor a Queen: The Music of Lili'uokalani Moe`uhane Kika: Tales From The Dream Guitar Sonny Solo Soliloquy: Ka Leo O Loko 6 & 12 String Slack Key ASIN: B0000030M5 Release Date: 1995-04-25

Tracks:

1. Ku'u Kika Kahiko (My Old Guitar)
2. Aloha Kaua'i
3. Medley: 'Opae 'E/Kaho'olawe
4. Kani Kipaipai
5. Ku'u Lei Poina'ole (My Unforgettable Lei)
6. Birdie's Slack Shake Key
7. Ione's Theme (Joan's Mele)
8. Kani Ki Ho'alu
9. Kamalani O Keaukaha
10. Ki Ho'alu
11. Maika'i Ka Makani O Kohala
12. Medley: 'Ahulili/I Ka Po Me Ke Ao/Mauna Loa
13. Kokoni Sachi Ari (Here Is Happiness)
14. Mahinahina (The Pale Moonlight)

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Solo, using a nylon-string guitar that distinguishes his sound from other slack-key guitarists, Kotani sets up mesmerizing bass drones over which he plays improvisations and bright melodies that seem to echo themselves; his chord progressions are often unique to slack key, and because he never sings, he often phrases the guitar like he would vocal lines. His four-finger picking method has led some to conclude he's classically trained, which he isn't. He can also sound too precious, or New Agey, for some, but his peers consider him to be in a class by himself. --John Morthland

Customer Reviews:

much aloha.......2003-08-31

a beautiful, beatiful CD -- i listen to it both at home and in my car and have put Aloha Kaua'i (track 2) on repeat in my car for days at a time --

Ozzie Kotani is the successor to Leonard Kwan --

Great Hawaiian music.......2001-06-01

This is a great cd. I love slack key and this is a wonderful intrumental.

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Kani Ki Ho'Alu Ozzie Kotani ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000564SZ

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