Kamuela Kahoano
Kamuela Kahoano (born December 27, 1980) is a singer/songwriter, painter/visual artist and music producer from Honolulu, Hawaii. His music has elements of acoustic, folk, indie and alternative with Hawaiian influences.[1] He performs solo and was formerly the lead singer of the band Analog(ic).[2][3] He is an accomplished player of both the ukulele and guitar, playing both left-handed; he also plays the djembe.[4] Kahoano claims many influences, including Coldplay, U2 and the Beatles.[5]
Kahoano is a board member of the Ryan's Light Foundation.
Early life
He comes from a family of entertainers.[1] His father, Kimo Kahoano began his career as a Polynesian fire knife dancer and continued as an actor, singer, DJ and emcee. His mother is Lynette Kahoano.[6] His older brothers, Ikaika[7] and Haku,[8] worked in the entertainment industry.[9]
Kahoano grew up in the Kapahulu neighborhood near Waikiki, and started playing music at 6 years old on a ukulele given to him by his grandmother.[10]
Kamuela attended Iolani School, graduating in 1998. He obtained his bachelor's in Music Composition in 2004 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.[11]
Career
His debut album, Green Light Go, was released January 2007.[12] His latest, Stream Dreams, was released July 14, 2010.[13] He toured with the Slack Key Festival (2017–).
He records for Green Light Go[14] / Kahoano Productions. His production company is Green Light Go HI Productions.
Discography
- Green Light Go (January 2007)[15]
- Grumpy (She's Grumpy It's My Fault) (single, 2007)
- Manalani (Ukulele Solo) (single, 2007)
- Stream Dreams (July 14, 2010)[16]
- Portraits (Album) (CD, 2017) Became a 2018 Na Hoku Hanohano Nominee.
Awards
Kahoano won a Na Hoku Hanohano Award in 2011 for Rock Album of the year.[17]
References
- ^ a b "Kamuela Kahoano on MySpace".
- ^ "Kamuela Kahoano on Twitter".
- ^ "Analog(ic) home page".
- ^ "Interview with Honolulu Weekly".
- ^ "Kamuela Kahoano on MySpace".
- ^ "IS Magazine article about Kimo Kahoano, May 2001".
- ^ "Flickr reference to Ikaika Kahoano".
- ^ "IMDB entry for Ikaika Kahoano".
- ^ "Flickr reference to Kamuela Kahoano".
- ^ "Honolulu Weekly interview".
- ^ "CDBaby page for album "Green Light Go"".
- ^ "Iolani School "Alumni Making Headlines"".
- ^ "Stream Dreams on iTunes".
- ^ "Green Light Go home page".
- ^ "Iolani School "Alumni Making Headlines"".
- ^ "Stream Dreams on iTunes".
- ^ "Na Hoku Award Winners 2011".
Further reading
- Kamuela Kahoano on Facebook
- Kamuela Kahoano singing Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's version of "Somewhere over the Rainbow" on YouTube
- Interview with Kamuela Kahoano at the Na Hoku O Hawai`i Music Festival, May 2010