Slack key guitar is the sound of Hawaiian fellowship, protest, and love for native land. Most scholars trace the origin of the indigenous fingerstyle technique—named for the fact that the strings are ...

When he’s not playing lead guitar touring and recording with “Weird Al” Yankovic, Grammy winning musician Jim “Kimo” West pursues his love for Hawaiian slack key guitar. Releasing several acclaimed ...

Ki-ho‘alu Foundation will present the 28th Annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival – Kona Style – for all the fans of Hawaiian music and slack key guitar on Hawaii Island. The festival is scheduled ...

Ken Emerson will perform Sept. 24 as part of George Kahumoku Jr.’s “Slack Key Show” at the Napili Kai Beach Resort. Courtesy photo Back in the early 1980s you could find Grammy-winning guitarist Ken ...

WAIMEA — The Kahilu Theatre will present its 23rd Annual ‘Ukulele &Slack Key Guitar Festival this Friday and Saturday. This year’s festival showcases celebrated Hawaiian music artists Ledward Kaapana, ...

Although it may not do for Hawaiian music what "Buena Vista Social Club" did for Cuban rhythms, or what "O Brother Where Art Thou?" did for old-timey Americana, the largely unheralded soundtrack of ...

To the people of Hawaii and those familiar with the culture of the islands, the word "aloha" is not simply a greeting or a goodbye, but a word with a broader meaning of love or respect.In many ways, ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. One of the most acclaimed Hawaiian concerts to ever leave the islands, the ...