Archive for "November 29th, 2012"

Solo Session: Keali`i Reichel

Maui

Friday, November 30: 
Solo Session: Keali`i Reichel.  See a new side of Keali`i Reichel, Hawai`i’s award-winning kumu hula, chanter and world-renowned recording artist, in the intimate setting of McCoy Studio as he shares his chants, songs and stories. Audience interaction and impromptu mele have become a signature of this popular series. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, McCoy Studio Theater, 7:30 p.m.  For tickets and information call (808) 242-7469 or visit www.mauiarts.org.

Ozomatli

Maui

Friday, November 30: 
Ozomatli.  Since 1996, celebrated Los Angeles hip-hop culture-mashers, Ozomatli have gone from being hometown heroes to being named U.S. Cultural Ambassadors. Their wide array of musical styles—a notorious urban-Latino collision of hip hop and salsa, dancehall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East L.A. rhythm & blues, Jamaican reggae and Indian raga—has long followed a key mantra: taking you around the world by taking you around L.A.  Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Pavilion/Courtyard, 7:30 p.m.  For tickets and information call (808)242-7469 or visit www.mauiarts.org.

Keola Beamer – Malama Ko Aloha

Maui

Friday, November 30: 
Keola Beamer – Malama Ko Aloha.  Keola Beamer’s reputation as a composer, arranger, guitarist and vocalist continues to achieve new heights with his work as one of the composer-performers on the Oscar-nominated film, The Descendants. The music featured in this once-in-a-lifetime concert is inspired by the nationally televised PBS Hawai‘i special Keola Beamer: Mālama Ko Aloha (Keep Your Love). Joining Keola on stage are: his dear friend, R. Carlos Nakai, a Native American flutist and nine-time Grammy Award nominee, and jazz pianist virtuoso, Geoffrey Keezer, who has two Grammy Award nominations and has performed across the globe.  Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater, 7:30 p.m.  For tickets and information call (808) 242-7469 or visit www.mauiarts.org.