Hawaiian Concert Guide Show 698 - Hoʻomālamalama
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This episode explores themes of light, identity, and musical expression through Hawaiian music.
🌺🎧 Hawaiian Concert Guide – Show #698 Illumination, Identity & Island Imagination This week's episode is built around a powerful theme: light, place, memory, and musical identity . From spiritually grounded Hawaiian mele to contemporary songwriting, slack key reflections, and a splash of mid-century exotica, Show #698 travels wide — and then brings us beautifully home. 🌿 Opening with Light – Kahiau Lam Ho We begin with the luminous voice of Kahiau Lam Ho , whose album Hoʻomālamalama ("to illuminate") frames the emotional tone of this episode. ✨ "Hoʻomālamalama" (feat. Stephen Inglis) A glowing collaboration with master guitarist Stephen Inglis. The arrangement is spacious and reverent, allowing Kahiau's voice to rise with clarity and purpose. This song sets the spiritual and reflective tone of the show. ✨ "The One They Call Hawai'i" A thoughtful meditation on identity — not the tourist postcard version, but the deeper Hawaiʻi shaped by culture, ʻāina, and lived experience. It's contemporary in sound, yet firmly rooted in tradition. 🌺 Island Warmth – Kamalei Kawaa From introspection we shift into melodic warmth with Kamalei Kawaa . 🌸 "Maui Girl (Special Version)" Light…
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