Having spent two years in Hawaii I grew to love the Hawaiian culture, especially the music. San Diego has a treat with Hawaiian musician Keali’i Reichel coming to Humprey’s By The Bay this fall. Here is what Wikipedia has to say about him:
Reichel studied Hawaiian dance and vocals under Kumu hula (dance instructor/choreographer/master) Pualani Kanakaʻole Kanahele, daughter of the kumu hula and Hawaiian scholar Edith Kanakaʻole. He later founded his own hula halau (Hawaiian dance troop) Halau hula o ka Makani Wili Makaha o Kauaʻula now called Halau Keʻalaokamaile
In 1994, at the age of 33, he independently produced and released a collection of Hawaiian traditional and contemporary music entitled Kawaipunahele which broke him into his popular music career. Reichel’s subsequent music releases, Lei Haliʻa (1995), ʻE O Mai(1997), and Melelana(1999), have placed him at the top of the Hawaiian music entertainment industry. He is also featured in the Contemporary Hawaiian collections Pride of Punahele (1998) and Pride of Punahele 2 (2003). His most recent album Keʻalaokamaile(2004) took home four of the top awards at the 27th Annual 2004 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards (the most honored local music awards in Hawaiʻi) including male vocalist of the year, album of the year, Hawaiian album of the year and song of the year.
Reichel’s style most often includes vocals over a guitar, bass, and ukulele ensemble but may also include orchestral and traditional Hawaiian instruments. His vocals include Hawaiian language chanting and singing in both Hawaiian and English. Stage performances include dance in both traditional and modern hula forms.
If you can’t find the tickets you want to this show at the box office here are the places to shop for after market tickets:
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