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Hawaiian Indian Music?
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Poster: joan Subject: Hawaiian Indian music? |
Posted on 4/2/01 at 6:17pm |
| I'm asking on behalf of my musician son who lives in Europe and who has no access to the internet. He is an avid fan of vintage Hawaiian music. Recently he heard about 40's or 50's music from India using Hawaiian steel guitars. Apparantly there were Hawaiians in India at that time recording jazz. No-one seems to know anything about this. Can anyone help? |
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Poster: Marjorie Scott Subject: Response to Joan |
Posted on 4/6/01 at 11:54am |
| Aloha Joan, we know of East Indians playing "steel" guitar, but not Hawaiian style. They play Slide guitar, like Bob Brozman. Hawaiian steel guitar gets its name from the steel bar used to create harmonies, chords, in addition to melody by being moved to various single or multiple strings. Hawaiian steel guitar was the invention of Hawaiian school boy, Joseph Kekuku, over 100 years ago. (See the Biography on him at this site.) Slide guitar is performed with a glass or other hollow cylinder over one finger, slid over the strings together, as I see it. In the old South, players trying to re-create Hawaiian guitar sound, broke off tops of coke bottles as a cylindrical devise to attempt to produce the unique Hawaiian steel sound. From the late George Kanahele's book "Hawaiian Music and Musicians" (out of print, but available in major libraries) the reference on India says "the great popularity enjoyed by Hawaiian music in India, especially during the 1930's and '40's, was initiated by the release of Hawaiian records and movies about Hawai'i." Hawaiian music archivist, John Marsden or Sheffield England, wrote the commentary. Please email me if you'd like his address. |
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Poster: joan Subject: hawaiian indian |
Posted on 5/15/01 at 10:34pm |
| Hi Marjory, I have only just seen your reply for various reasons and just want to say thanks so much for the information. I will call Dylan, my son, today and I know he will be very grateful. Aloha Joan |
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Poster: Rich Email: hillrichr@gmail.com Subject: Archivist |
Posted on 8/16/05 at 1:29am |
Hello there everybody, Brilliant site here! I am a History Graduate and aspiring Music Archivist. I was wondering if anyone had any hints or tips on how to get into this. I am finding information very thin on the ground! I would be very grateful for any help Thankyou Rich |
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