Gabby pahinui and the sons of hawaii panini pua kea 2. Gabby was raised in the kakaako area of honolulu in the 1920s. Gabby pahinui guitar, vocals, sonny nicholas acoustic bass, danny stewart ukulele, dave guard producer. Hes a groundskeeper for the city and county of honolulu. The pahinui hawaiian band continues to perpetuate the vibrant, full, and rich sound that only the pahinui family can create. Pahinui hawaiian band get the new album, january 2012. Their incomparable arrangements and enjoyable stage presence have already won the hearts of fans worldwide. This is the legends of hawaiian musics biography page for gabby pahinui. Aug 08, 2008 pahinui recalls the dedication of the waimanalo pavilion, in 1980, to commemorate gabby pahinui, perhaps the areas most widely known resident, when frank f. Statue of hawaiian music icon unveiled in waikiki hawaii.
Choose how many items you would like to purchase and then click on the cart button to add this item to your order. Gabby pahinui with the sons of hawaii by the sons of hawaii. Music of old hawaii by gabby pahinui and the sons of. I am the son of martin and ruth pahinui, brother to kale pahinui, husband to erica pahinui, and father to gabrieleigh, gabby jr, garic, gabe pahinui. Gabby pahinui biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. Bla pahinui won a society of professional journalists hawaii chapter first place excellence in journalism award for radio feature reporting in 1997. The descendants by various artists on amazon music. April 22, 1921 october, 1980 was a slackkey guitarist and singer of hawaiian music born into a struggling family, gabby was born charles kapono kahahawai jr.
The artist also expanded slack key guitar playing from a mere accompaniment to vocals to a solo technique that could be used to interpret hawaiian. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The gabby pahinui hawaiian band, volume 2 panini, 1977. I am the lucky grandson to carry his name because i was the first boy to be born from all his boys to carry the last name pahinui.
The next oldest son of influential slack key guitarist gabby pahinui, wayne bla pahinui has adopted in his fathers footsteps. Aug 15, 2019 in the first 70s, pahinui and his brothers became a member of their dad to tour and record an record, gabby pahinui hawaiian music group, vol. Gabby pahinui mauna loa the best of gabby by funimuni808. The gabby gathering the honolulu advertiser hawaiis. Gabby pahinui e nihi ka hele the best of gabby by funimuni808. Soundtracking the descendants with real hawaiian music bla pahinui website dancing cat records.
Listen to your favorite songs from gabby pahinui hawaiian band, vol. During the 50s gabby, emily and the children moved to famous pahinui home in waimanalo. Hiilawe by gabby pahinui song free music, listen now. Gabby pahinui with the sons of hawaii by the sons of hawai. Gabby pahinui played a defining role in popularizing hawaiianstyle kihoalu slackkey guitar and steel guitar music during the hawaiian cultural renaissance of the 1970s. Gabby pahinui, the sons of hawaii gabby pahinui with the sons of hawaii music.
Born in the shantytowns of honolulu in 1921, pahinui spent his youth shining shoes, selling papers and teaching himself to play bass, steel guitar and slackkey guitar in his spare time, though he didnt read a note of music. If youre the artist listed on this page and are interested in partnering with us please contact us. Hawaiian, slack key gabby pahinui, 11 19491996, mp3 tracks 320 kbps, lossy lossless. Complete your gabby pahinui with the sons of hawaii collection. The soundtrack features some of the architects of the genres modern era. Gabby pahinui helped to lay the foundation for hawaiian slack key guitar playing. James bla pahinui bio, wiki 2017 musician biographies.
Jan 01, 2018 guitarist, singer and patriarch gabby pahinui died in 1980 but his influence is still felt. Music of old hawaii, an album by gabby pahinui and the sons of hawaii on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Buy this and you will be introduced to fabulous guitarists like the late gabby pahinui and, like me, will probably go looking for more of their albums afterward. Largely selftaught, he grew to become one of hawaiis most influential musicians prior to his death at the age of 59 in 1980. Hiilawe by gabby pahinui song free music, listen now on. Cyril pahinui, photographed before the start of a live concert featuring musicians who contributed to the film the descendants on april 14, 2012. Apr 20, 2020 cyril was the son of gabby pop pahinui, who is considered the godfather of hawaiian slack key guitar and whose music was featured prominently in the academy award winning film, the descendants. The king of slack key the best of gabby pahinui, vol. C g7 c g7 c f c f kumaka ka ikena ia hiilawe c g7 c ka papa lohi mai ao maukele 2x pakele mai au i ka nui manu hau walaau nei puni waipio 2x aole no au e loaa mai a he uhiwai au no ke kuahiwi 2x he hiwahiwa oe na ka makua a he lei ai na ke kupuna. Pahinui recalls the dedication of the waimanalo pavilion, in 1980, to commemorate gabby pahinui, perhaps the areas most widely known resident, when frank f. On the recordings, each player often played in a different c tuning, layering their sounds to provide a rich musical texture.
Also as a keiki, he met the legendary singerguitarist gabby pahinui, and was entrusted with buffing up pahinuis guitar. The late gabby pahinui was one of the great 20th century masters of hawaiian vocal, slack key and steel guitar musica true working class hero. Nani kauai gabby pahinui with the sons of hawaii youtube. Pahinui played with the gabby pahinui band, which featured slack key players leland atta isaacs sr. Its a perfect audio illustration to this picture the real, daily life of peoples of. The gabby pahinui hawaiian band, volume 1 panini, 1975. Stream gabby pahinui with the sons of hawaii by gabby pahinui. Gabby pops pahinui was not a prolific composer, but he was the most influential hawaiian slackkey guitarist of the 20th century. Gabby pahinui biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. There was a gabby pahinui slackkey concert after the dedication.
Master sculptor kim duffett recently immortalized a statute of philip kunia gabby pahinui in bronze. The descendants ost leahi by gabby pahinui youtube. It was impoverished at the time, very much resembling a shantytown with small cluttered buildings and tin roofs falling apart. He was born in waimanalo at the foot of the koolau mountains on the hawaiian island of oahu. He has contributed to more than 35 hawaiian musical releases and three grammy awardwinning compilations of hawaiian music. Pure gabby by gabby pahinui album, slackkey guitar. I do not relate to some of the selections, but the arrangments were made decads ago. Live single and mana for george winstons label dance cat. As he described in a middle90s interview, i love to stretch records and consider the melodies into. Known as pops, gabby was one of the greatest 20thcentury masters of hawaiian vocal, slack key and steel guitar music. Born into a struggling family, his father hanaied gabby, his brother and one of. Listen to your favorite songs from gabby pahinui with the sons of hawaii by gabby pahinui now. But like his father, bla pahinui has to work a day job to pay the bills.
As an adult, he was a rebel and a player, or womanizer. Hawaiian guitar player gabby pahinui is considered to be one of the most influential slack key guitar players in the world, and his artistry and creative playing techniques kept the slack key style alive during a period when it was waning. Gabby was a brilliant selftaught musician whose musical influences were the big band and jazz music brought to hawaii to entertain the tourists at the waikiki hotels and spilling over into the. But martin pahinui just died and his brothers are getting old. Soundtracking the descendants with real hawaiian music npr. Gabby pahinui with the sons of hawaii by gabby pahinui, the sons of hawaii go unlimited try now. The waimanalo home become a popular 2nd home to many noted musicians. Cyril was the son of gabby pop pahinui, who is considered the godfather of hawaiian slack key guitar and whose music was featured prominently in the academy award winning film, the descendants. Stream gabby pahinui with the sons of hawaii by gabby. Gabby pahinui with the sons of hawaii, an album by the sons of hawaii, gabby pahinui on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. All day event celebrating gabby pahinuis music presented by cyril pahinui. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. He had just a fifthgrade education, but charles philip pahinui better known as gabby ended his life a teacher. Although he recorded only one internationally released album, gabby pahinui hawaiian band, vol.
A forward thinking slack crucial guitarist, in his personal right, pahinui is well known for his special phrasing. Oct 02, 2019 i am the lucky grandson to carry his name because i was the first boy to be born from all his boys to carry the last name pahinui. Among the six pahinui songs featured in the descendants, four were produced by steve siegfried of panini. Through the 1990s, pahinui documented two single albums. Kalena kai performed by keola beamer and george winston hi ilawe performed by gabby pahinui ulili e performed by rev.
Gabby pahinui, sonny chillingworth, ray kane and keola beamer. Gabby pahinui with the sons of hawaii, an album by the sons of hawaii, gabby pahinui on spotify. Hawaiian slackkey guitarist and singer, born april 22, 1921, died october, 1980. Charles philip gabby pops pahinui april 22, 1921 october, 1980. Gabby pahinuis albums stream online music albums listen.
He was the son of the hawaiian guitarist and hawaiian music hall of fame inductee gabby pahinui. The transition from these selections to the work of his son make the music more enjoyable for me. Guitarist, singer and patriarch gabby pahinui died in 1980 but his influence is still felt. Ka makani kaili aloha written by matthew kane arranged and performed by gabby pahinui courtesy of. Get all the lyrics to songs by gabby pahinui and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.
Ho is dedicated to becoming your hub for traditional hawaiian songs, contemporary hawaiian songs mostly in the hawaiian language and hapa hoale songs. Leahi performed by gabby pahinui hawaiian skies performed by jeff peterson he eia performed by gabby pahinui and sons of hawaii imi au ia oe. The gabby pahinui hawaiian band moonlight lady youtube. Weekends at the pahinui home were a continuous jam session as the pahinui s hosted dozens of musicians who would come buy to jam with the master. Jan 01, 2008 listen to your favorite songs from gabby pahinui with the sons of hawaii by gabby pahinui now. When the producers of the descendants starring george clooney as an unsavory landowner trying to mend relationships with his children. Hiilawe, wai o ke aniani, ka makani kaili aloha, heeia, kauai beauty, leahi lyrics, palolo. So much of the slack key guitar history and technique is credited to gabby pahinui, that i felt this was a must have album.