A dozen of Hawaii’s most talented slack-key guitarists are on the bill of the 27th Annual Kona Style Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival. “We have a very diverse lineup of great musicians,” said Milton ...

Maui, the picturesque Hawaiian island known for its stunning landscapes and rich cultural heritage, is also home to a musical phenomenon that captivates audiences with the soulful sounds of slack key ...

The musical spirit of the Hawaiian islands and its welcoming aloha culture will flood Redondo Beach with laid-back waves thanks to the return of the Southern California Slack Key Festival. “One thing ...

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 ...

One of the greatest acoustic guitar traditions in the world is a fingerstyle guitar unique to Hawaii. Slack key guitar or “ki ho’alu,” which translates to “loosen the tuning key,” starts with standard ...

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 ...

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 ...

Grammy and Na Hoku Hanohano award-winning recording artist Cyril Pahinui died at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, according to a spokesperson for the family. He was 68.