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Keola Beamer
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Out of 14 votes - Similar Artists: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Gabby Pahinui
Out of 14 votes
- Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Genre: World » Slack-Key Guitar
Editor's review
Should we trust a fifth-generation Hawaiian's rendition of "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening?" Surprisingly, yes: The guitarist may not be recording among New England flurries, but his blissful slack-key makes evocation an art, summoning snow as gently as sands.
Biography
Keola Beamer is one of Hawaii's premier singer/songwriters, arrangers, composers and Master Of The Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar. His well of talent springs from five generations of Hawai's most illustrious and beloved musical families. The Beamers trace their roots to the 15th century; among their ancestors are Queen Ahiakumai Ki'eki'e and Ho'olulu, a child of the favored wife of Kamehameha I. Keola established himself early as a leader of the wave of contemporary Hawaiian music when he wrote the classic Honolulu City Lights - which is still one of the absolute all-time best selling recordings in the history of Hawaiian Music.
