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Amin = امین
directed by Shahin Parhami, fl. 2007-2015 (Iran: Privately Published), 2 hours
Amin is the story of an ancient musical tradition and one man's struggle to preserve it. It is told using a unique approach to documentary storytelling that challenges the boundaries of fiction and reality. Amin Aghaie is a young modern nomad from the south of Iran. He has dedicated his life to preserving, documen...
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directed by Shahin Parhami, fl. 2007-2015 (Iran: Privately Published), 2 hours
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Amin is the story of an ancient musical tradition and one man's struggle to preserve it. It is told using a unique approach to documentary storytelling that challenges the boundaries of fiction and reality. Amin Aghaie is a young modern nomad from the south of Iran. He has dedicated his life to preserving, documenting and teaching the unique musical tradition of his people, the Qashqai tribe, a tradition on the verge of extinction. Despite the fa...
Amin is the story of an ancient musical tradition and one man's struggle to preserve it. It is told using a unique approach to documentary storytelling that challenges the boundaries of fiction and reality. Amin Aghaie is a young modern nomad from the south of Iran. He has dedicated his life to preserving, documenting and teaching the unique musical tradition of his people, the Qashqai tribe, a tradition on the verge of extinction. Despite the fact that Amin's family face steep financial and cultural obstacles, they are devoted to their art and culture and express that by supporting the work of their talented musician son. Every summer, Amin travels to remote towns and villages to record the music of the surviving masters whose numbers decline each year. His nomadic family sell their meager belongings to help support their son's education in performance and ethnomusicology at Tchaikovsky's Conservatory in Kiev, Ukraine, but it is not enough. Amin, desperate to finish his academic education, sells his violins one at a time just to pay for his tuition. Awards: Award of Excellence at Yamagata Documentary Film Festival in 2011; Asian Vision Award at Taiwan International Documentary 2010; Film Festival Special Distinction at Dubai International Film Festival in 2010; Nominated for Best Documentary, Asia Pacific Screen Awards, in 2011.
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Date Written / Recorded
2012-06-06
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Shahin Parhami, fl. 2007-2015
Author / Creator
Shahin Parhami, fl. 2007-2015
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Privately Published
Speaker / Narrator
Amin Aghaie, fl. 2010
Person Discussed
Amin Aghaie, fl. 2010
Topic / Theme
Qashqai, Arts administration, Ethnomusicology
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Used by permission of Shahin Parhami.
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Dancing with the Incas
directed by John Cohen, 1932-; produced by John Cohen, 1932- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1992), 58 mins
This extraordinary film documents the most popular music of the Andes -- Huayno music -- and explores the lives of three Huayno musicians in a contemporary Peru torn between the military and the Shining Path guerrillas.The film shows how ancient Incan music passed down through the centuries has a contemporary life...
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directed by John Cohen, 1932-; produced by John Cohen, 1932- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1992), 58 mins
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This extraordinary film documents the most popular music of the Andes -- Huayno music -- and explores the lives of three Huayno musicians in a contemporary Peru torn between the military and the Shining Path guerrillas.The film shows how ancient Incan music passed down through the centuries has a contemporary life of its own in the cities of Peru. Lima on Sundays is alive with Huayno music, in which one hears authentic Inca melodies performed on...
This extraordinary film documents the most popular music of the Andes -- Huayno music -- and explores the lives of three Huayno musicians in a contemporary Peru torn between the military and the Shining Path guerrillas.The film shows how ancient Incan music passed down through the centuries has a contemporary life of its own in the cities of Peru. Lima on Sundays is alive with Huayno music, in which one hears authentic Inca melodies performed on every conceivable type of instrument. In the moody lyrics, the musings of oppressed people assume an existential and timeless quality even when a carnival atmosphere prevails. This is one of the few ethnographic films that deals with complex issues of cultural mixture. Rather than focusing on a single community or ethnic group, the film investigates a broad cultural region and illustrates what happens to it as it confronts the commercial traditions and demands of the West."Dancing with the Incas" will generate thought, analysis, and discussion in a wide array of courses in cultural anthropology, Latin American studies, ethnomusicology, popular culture, and the arts and humanities. It was produced by renowned filmmaker and musician John Cohen.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Cohen, 1932-
Author / Creator
John Cohen, 1932-
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Person Discussed
Julia Illanes
Topic / Theme
Cultural diversity, Folk music, Ethnomusicology, Indigenous peoples, American Indians, Cusco Quechua
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 Berkeley Media
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The History of the Sons of Hawaii
directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Rodney A. Ohtani, fl. 1998 and Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 2000), 1 hour 21 mins
Some of the leading voices of the Hawaiian cultural renaissance, which began in the early 1960s, were musicians and singers. Their songs carried feelings that were yearning to be expressed throughout the island chain. Among the most influential groups of that era was the SONS OF HAWAI’I, led by Eddie Kamae, alre...
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directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Rodney A. Ohtani, fl. 1998 and Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 2000), 1 hour 21 mins
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Some of the leading voices of the Hawaiian cultural renaissance, which began in the early 1960s, were musicians and singers. Their songs carried feelings that were yearning to be expressed throughout the island chain. Among the most influential groups of that era was the SONS OF HAWAI’I, led by Eddie Kamae, already famous for his ‘ukelele styling, and by the great vocalist and slack-key guitar virtuoso, Gabby Pahinui. Together with bassist Jo...
Some of the leading voices of the Hawaiian cultural renaissance, which began in the early 1960s, were musicians and singers. Their songs carried feelings that were yearning to be expressed throughout the island chain. Among the most influential groups of that era was the SONS OF HAWAI’I, led by Eddie Kamae, already famous for his ‘ukelele styling, and by the great vocalist and slack-key guitar virtuoso, Gabby Pahinui. Together with bassist Joe Marshall and the brilliant young steel guitar player David “Feet” Rogers.
This documentary, the seventh in the Kamae’s award winning Hawaiian Legacy Series, tells the story of a charismatic band. Spanning forty years of Hawai’i’s rich musical tradition, the film offers an intimate look at a unique group of performers and composers, their songs, their humour, their devotion to a sound that continues to convey something essential about Hawaiian spirit.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970, Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Rodney A. Ohtani, fl. 1998, Ka'upena Wong
Author / Creator
Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
Speaker / Narrator
Ka'upena Wong
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Cultural identity, Musicians, Revitalization and ethnogenesis, Ethnomusicology, Hawaiians
Copyright Message
Copyright 2000 The Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
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Lañinbwil's Gift
directed by Jack Niedenthal, fl. 2008 and Suzanne Chutaro, fl. 2010; produced by Jack Niedenthal, fl. 2008 and Suzanne Chutaro, fl. 2010 (Microwave Films, 2011), 1 hour 39 mins
Lañinbwil's Gift is the story of Jacob, an old island man with a complicated secret. When Jacob was a teenager, a noniep, a Marshallese fairy known for helping troubled souls, transformed him from a homeless simpleton into a normal young man. This favor, however, came with a huge cost: The noniep made Jacob promi...
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directed by Jack Niedenthal, fl. 2008 and Suzanne Chutaro, fl. 2010; produced by Jack Niedenthal, fl. 2008 and Suzanne Chutaro, fl. 2010 (Microwave Films, 2011), 1 hour 39 mins
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Lañinbwil's Gift is the story of Jacob, an old island man with a complicated secret. When Jacob was a teenager, a noniep, a Marshallese fairy known for helping troubled souls, transformed him from a homeless simpleton into a normal young man. This favor, however, came with a huge cost: The noniep made Jacob promise that one day in the future he must bestow this newfound intelligence upon another deserving person with Jacob's only instructions be...
Lañinbwil's Gift is the story of Jacob, an old island man with a complicated secret. When Jacob was a teenager, a noniep, a Marshallese fairy known for helping troubled souls, transformed him from a homeless simpleton into a normal young man. This favor, however, came with a huge cost: The noniep made Jacob promise that one day in the future he must bestow this newfound intelligence upon another deserving person with Jacob's only instructions being that he would know 'who' when the time came.
After a lifetime of pondering this otherworldly commitment to the noniep, Jacob finally discovers Lañinbwil, a homeless young man who has been abandoned by his family and who lives in a large tattered cardboard box beside a government office building. Just when Jacob begins to get close to the troubled youth, Lañinbwil unwittingly gets caught up in a war of mystical power between an evil Mejenkwar, a demon that possesses young pregnant women, and her archenemy, the gifted, shamanic old woman, Lijimu.
The Mejenkwar is enraged because Lijimu has been enormously successful in driving the demon away from her human victims. The vengeful Mejenkwar, fed up with failure, launches a two-pronged attack: First, the powerful demon transforms Lañinbwil into the legendary trickster, Letao, whose sole purpose is to drive Lijimu's beloved and beautiful teenage granddaughter Miko insane and thus make her grandmother miserable. Secondly, the Mejenkwar possesses Kaila, who is the pregnant girlfriend of Bartowe, one of Lijimu's most trusted friends. Once possessed by the demon, the lovely Kaila slips into an eerie coma that even doctors can't comprehend.
Though the island town becomes the stage for a classic struggle between the forces of light and darkness, as the characters' personalities battle unaccountable life-altering influences, hope awaits all in Lañinbwil's box in the form of a simple broken telephone.
Actors in this film all volunteered for their roles and represent various organizations in the Marshall Islands including the Marshall Islands Government, the College of the Marshall Islands, the Women's Athletic Club (WAC), the Majuro Cooperative School, the Marshall Islands High School and numerous local businesses.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Jack Niedenthal, fl. 2008, Suzanne Chutaro, fl. 2010
Author / Creator
Jack Niedenthal, fl. 2008, Suzanne Chutaro, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Microwave Films
Topic / Theme
Marshallese, Cultural views, Pacific Islander ethnic groups, Religious beliefs, Folklore, Island life, Japanese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 by Jack Neidenthal
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Li'a: The Legacy of a Hawaiian Man
directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 1988), 1 hour
Sam Li’a was a Hawaiian song composer who spent his life in the remote valley of Waipi’o on the Big Island of Hawai’i. There he perpetuated the tradition of celebrating the beauty of one’s place and memorializing the events of its people. Among the musicians inspired by Sam Li’a is Eddie Kamae, a major f...
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directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 1988), 1 hour
Description
Sam Li’a was a Hawaiian song composer who spent his life in the remote valley of Waipi’o on the Big Island of Hawai’i. There he perpetuated the tradition of celebrating the beauty of one’s place and memorializing the events of its people. Among the musicians inspired by Sam Li’a is Eddie Kamae, a major force in the revival of Hawaiian music. In this film, he translates his gratitude and love for Li’a into a visual song, in which music...
Sam Li’a was a Hawaiian song composer who spent his life in the remote valley of Waipi’o on the Big Island of Hawai’i. There he perpetuated the tradition of celebrating the beauty of one’s place and memorializing the events of its people. Among the musicians inspired by Sam Li’a is Eddie Kamae, a major force in the revival of Hawaiian music. In this film, he translates his gratitude and love for Li’a into a visual song, in which music, place and people find their original harmony.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970, Ka'upena Wong
Author / Creator
Eddie Kamae, 1927-
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
Speaker / Narrator
Ka'upena Wong
Person Discussed
Sam Li'a Kalainaina, 1881-1975
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Musicians, Ethnomusicology, Cultural identity, Cultural change and history, Hawaiians
Copyright Message
Copyright 1998 The Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
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Listen To The Forest
directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 1993), 56 mins
Listen to the Forest is an environmental documentary speaking to the widespread concern for rainforest preservation. It is about the Hawaiian Islands, and also about a Hawaiian way of feeling. A film for all ages emphasizing the powerful connection between a unique natural history and Hawaii’s rich cultural life.
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directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 1993), 56 mins
Description
Listen to the Forest is an environmental documentary speaking to the widespread concern for rainforest preservation. It is about the Hawaiian Islands, and also about a Hawaiian way of feeling. A film for all ages emphasizing the powerful connection between a unique natural history and Hawaii’s rich cultural life.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970, Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Ka'upena Wong
Author / Creator
Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
Speaker / Narrator
Ka'upena Wong
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Traditional history, Cultural ethos, Cultural views, Cultural identity, Hawaiians
Copyright Message
Copyright 1993 The Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
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Mountain Music of Peru
directed by John Cohen, 1932-; produced by John Cohen, 1932- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1984), 59 mins
This classic documentary on the centuries-old music of the Andes demonstrates the importance or the region's musical heritage in preserving the cultural identity of the impoverished native peoples.The musical thread that runs through the Andes extends back past the ancient culture of the Incas, and it is strong en...
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directed by John Cohen, 1932-; produced by John Cohen, 1932- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1984), 59 mins
Description
This classic documentary on the centuries-old music of the Andes demonstrates the importance or the region's musical heritage in preserving the cultural identity of the impoverished native peoples.The musical thread that runs through the Andes extends back past the ancient culture of the Incas, and it is strong enough to have successfully resisted both the Spanish conquest and the forces of modern Western culture. This musical journey travels fro...
This classic documentary on the centuries-old music of the Andes demonstrates the importance or the region's musical heritage in preserving the cultural identity of the impoverished native peoples.The musical thread that runs through the Andes extends back past the ancient culture of the Incas, and it is strong enough to have successfully resisted both the Spanish conquest and the forces of modern Western culture. This musical journey travels from small towns and remote mountain villages to the capital city of Lima, showing how Peru's popular music connects even the most isolated people. This outstanding documentary will delight students and generate thought and discussion in classes in cultural anthropology, Latin American and Andean studies, ethnomusicology, popular culture, and global and development studies -- any class in which cultural identity is considered. It was produced by renowned filmmaker and musician John Cohen.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Cohen, 1932-
Author / Creator
John Cohen, 1932-
Date Published / Released
1984
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Folk music, Cultural identity, American Indians, Indigenous ethnic groups, Cultural diversity, Ethnomusicology, Cusco Quechua
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1984 Berkeley Media
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One Drop Rule
directed by James Banks, fl. 2001; produced by James Banks, fl. 2001, California Newsreel and Elixir Productions (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2001), 49 mins
One Drop Rule explores a recurring and divisive issue in African American communities - skin color. Candid, sometimes painful, but also often funny, it picks up where California Newsreel's earlier release A Question of Color leaves off. The film inter-cuts intimate interviews with darker skinned African Americans,...
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directed by James Banks, fl. 2001; produced by James Banks, fl. 2001, California Newsreel and Elixir Productions (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2001), 49 mins
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One Drop Rule explores a recurring and divisive issue in African American communities - skin color. Candid, sometimes painful, but also often funny, it picks up where California Newsreel's earlier release A Question of Color leaves off. The film inter-cuts intimate interviews with darker skinned African Americans, lighter skinned African Americans and inter-racial children of Black and white parents. In the process it investigates color conscious...
One Drop Rule explores a recurring and divisive issue in African American communities - skin color. Candid, sometimes painful, but also often funny, it picks up where California Newsreel's earlier release A Question of Color leaves off. The film inter-cuts intimate interviews with darker skinned African Americans, lighter skinned African Americans and inter-racial children of Black and white parents. In the process it investigates color consciousness, a sensitive topic within the Black community, with great tact and a clear commitment to healing divisions.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James Banks, fl. 2001, California Newsreel, Elixir Productions, Todd Bridges, 1965-
Author / Creator
James Banks, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
California Newsreel
Speaker / Narrator
Todd Bridges, 1965-
Topic / Theme
Racial groupings, Racism, Black community, Ethnopsychology, Racial identity, Race relations, Racial groups, Racial diversity, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 California Newsreel
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Pacific Passages
directed by G.B. Hajim, 1966-; produced by Wendy Arbeit, fl. 1993 and Caroline Yacoe, fl. 1997, Pacific Pathways and Palm Frond Productions (Hawaii: Privately Published, 1997), 30 mins
Caroline Yacoe, director of “Pacific Passages,†has worked for over 28 years filming the Pacific and collecting and curating art from the region. This documentary, crafted for Hawai’i state-mandated seventh-grade classes in Pacific Island Studies, has received acclaim from a wider audience, rece...
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directed by G.B. Hajim, 1966-; produced by Wendy Arbeit, fl. 1993 and Caroline Yacoe, fl. 1997, Pacific Pathways and Palm Frond Productions (Hawaii: Privately Published, 1997), 30 mins
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Caroline Yacoe, director of “Pacific Passages,†has worked for over 28 years filming the Pacific and collecting and curating art from the region. This documentary, crafted for Hawai’i state-mandated seventh-grade classes in Pacific Island Studies, has received acclaim from a wider audience, receiving the Gold Apple Award for Educational Excellence. Narrated by a young girl of New Guinean descent, the film includes images of cul...
Caroline Yacoe, director of “Pacific Passages,†has worked for over 28 years filming the Pacific and collecting and curating art from the region. This documentary, crafted for Hawai’i state-mandated seventh-grade classes in Pacific Island Studies, has received acclaim from a wider audience, receiving the Gold Apple Award for Educational Excellence. Narrated by a young girl of New Guinean descent, the film includes images of cultural artifacts from the collections of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum and the Honolulu Academy of the Arts, as well as footage of rituals and ceremonies showing how these artifacts are used all over the Pacific. Viewers can compare Hawaiian and Tahitian dance and witness initiation rites from Papua New Guinea. We see geography not just as the study of maps, but the study of how people carve their lives from the land, and how the land in turn shapes their lives. Images of high-rise hotels and skyscrapers in Honolulu are juxtaposed with scenes of people harvesting and processing copra from coconuts, providing a varied introduction to the comparative study of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
G.B. Hajim, 1966-, Wendy Arbeit, fl. 1993, Caroline Yacoe, fl. 1997, Pacific Pathways, Palm Frond Productions
Author / Creator
G.B. Hajim, 1966-
Date Published / Released
1997-11-11, 1997
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Ethnogeography, Pacific Islander ethnic groups, Asians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 Caroline Yacoe. All rights reserved
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Slack Key: The Hawaiian Way
directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 and Rodney A. Ohtani, fl. 1998 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 1993), 1 hour 1 mins
This film is a moving journey into the beauty and meaning of Hawaiian slack key music. Director Eddie Kamae’s rare combination of master musician and cinematic storyteller is the key to showing how Hawaii’s cultural traditions and the ki ho’alu guitar intertwine – and opening the door to greater love of th...
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directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 and Rodney A. Ohtani, fl. 1998 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 1993), 1 hour 1 mins
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This film is a moving journey into the beauty and meaning of Hawaiian slack key music. Director Eddie Kamae’s rare combination of master musician and cinematic storyteller is the key to showing how Hawaii’s cultural traditions and the ki ho’alu guitar intertwine – and opening the door to greater love of that music.
Candid interviews and archival images combine with the music of many virtuoso performers, from legendary Fred Punahou and Ga...
This film is a moving journey into the beauty and meaning of Hawaiian slack key music. Director Eddie Kamae’s rare combination of master musician and cinematic storyteller is the key to showing how Hawaii’s cultural traditions and the ki ho’alu guitar intertwine – and opening the door to greater love of that music.
Candid interviews and archival images combine with the music of many virtuoso performers, from legendary Fred Punahou and Gabby Pahinui to Raymond Kane and today’s Ledward Kaapana, to tell the slack key story from the 1830s to the present. It shows you how this music perpetuates family tradition as songs, techniques and special string tunings are passed from one generation to the next.
All the main islands are visited, including seldom seen Ni’ihau, as Eddie Kamae explores this most Hawaiian music and its links with the people and places that have nourished it.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970, Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Rodney A. Ohtani, fl. 1998, Ka'upena Wong
Author / Creator
Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
Speaker / Narrator
Ka'upena Wong
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Musicians, Cultural identity, Ethnomusicology, Hawaiians
Copyright Message
Copyright 1993 The Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
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