Ozzie Kotani - Kani Ki Ho'alu (1995)

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Ozzie Kotani
Kani Ki Ho'alu (1995)

Genre: Hawaiian Slack Key
Quality: MP3 CBR, 320 Kbps
Source: Digital
Tags: ID3 v2.3

Ozzie Kotani is a former student of the great Sonny Chillingworth and a top-notch performer in his own right. With a picking style that rings vaguely of classical guitar, he plunges through a number of standards and original compositions for the slack-key guitar. His playing works itself through an alternating bass that comes and goes throughout the backing of the songs, and an ability to express his emotions through the music. Cases in point: "Kani Kipaipai" (the sound of inspiration), dedicated to Chillingworth, is a higher-tempo piece with fewer of the occasional bitter tunings that the strings can emit, while "Ku'u Lei Poine'le" is a farewell for a pair of friends who had passed on, which conveys much more grief through the tunings, the tempo, and the picking styles.

01 - Ku'u Kika Kahiko (My Old Guitar).mp3 [3:49]
02 - Aloha Kaua'i.mp3 [3:04]
03 - 'Opae 'E; Kaho'olawe.mp3 [3:01]
04 - Kani Kipaipai.mp3 [2:08]
05 - Ku'u Lei Poina'ole (My Unforgettable Lei).mp3 [2:57]
06 - Birdie's Slack Shake Key.mp3 [2:43]
07 - Ione's Theme (Joan's Mele).mp3 [5:04]
08 - Kani Ki Ho'alu.mp3 [3:35]
09 - Kamalani O Keaukaha.mp3 [4:30]
10 - Ki Ho'alu.mp3 [2:29]
11 - Maika'i Ka Makani O Kohala.mp3 [4:09]
12 - 'Ahulili; I Ka Po Me Ke Ao; Mauna Loa.mp3 [2:30]
13 - Kokoni Sachi Ari (Here is Happiness).mp3 [2:22]
14 - Mahinahina (The Pale Moonlight).mp3 [5:47]