Kimo Alama Keaulana is head judge for this year's song contest.
He will also be featured in the pre-show video, being interviewed about John Kameaaloha Watkins and his music. Don't miss it!
Friday, March 20, 2009
KGMB Channel 9
6:30 p.m. Pre-Show: John Kameaaloha Almeida: The Deam of Hawaiian Music
7:00 p.m. – the 89th Annual Kamehameha Schools Song Contest - Live from the Neal S. Blaisdell Center
Streaming live on KGMB9.com
Kimo Alama Keaulana
Kimo Alama Keaulana is one of Hawai'i's most respected and popular performers of traditional Hawaiian music. An 8th generation professional musician, dancer, chanter, teacher, composer and entertainer, Kimo Alama Keaulana is a recognized authority on ancient and modern hula and its music. As a kumu hula (hula master) and renowned dancer himself, he knows how to play the music to accompany hula.
Widely considered one of the best vocal interpreters of Hawaiian songs, Kimo understands the Hawaiian thinking behind the compositions. He is a natural stage performer and always "packs 'em in" wherever he plays. Lei Hulu is his band of hand-picked musicians and singers, who have all immersed themselves in the traditional Hawaiian genre and provide solid backup to Kimo's signature falsetto singing.
The CD "Hula Lives!" by Kimo Alama Keaulana and Lei Hulu, garnered two prestigious trophies at the 2005 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, "Hawaii's Grammies."
"Hula Lives!"
Kimo Alama Keaulana & Lei Hulu
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