LENA MACHADO HAWAIIAN SONGBIRD Joseph De Rego Kaulana o Hilo Hanakahi COL
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A series of great early Hawaiian Recordings on 78 rpm records
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Two great Hawaiian sides by Lena Machado with Joseph De Rego Steel Guitar
Hawaii's Songbird And Her Hawaiians – Kaulana O Hilo Hanakahi / Sapphire Of The Tropics
Label: Columbia – 38005
Format:
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Style: Pacific
A Kaulana O Hilo Hanakahi
B Sapphire Of The Tropics
Soloist – Joseph De Rego (tracks: B)
Vocals – Lena Machado
Please see top of the page for condition
Born: December 16, 1903
Died: January 22, 1974
Singer and prolific songwriter
1995 inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame
1999: Winner of a posthumous Na Hoku Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award under the auspices of the Hawai?i Academy of Recording Arts.
1927 - 1929
Born in Maui and a bandsman under four bandmasters, he played with the band for 25 years before becoming bandmaster. After becoming bandmaster, the band's concerts at Kapi‘olani Park became more frequent and popular.
From its royal beginnings in 1836, the Royal Hawaiian Band has entertained audiences in Hawai‘i and around the world for 180 years. Once known as the “King’s Band,” it was created by King Kamehameha III and became a staple of daily life by performing for state occasions, funerals, and marching in parades. The band accompanied Hawaiian monarchs on frequent trips to the outer islands, bringing music to remote destinations of the kingdom, such as the leper colony of Kalaupapa on the island of Moloka‘i.
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Leading the band at that time was Heinrich (Henry) Berger, who remains its most influential bandmaster. His musical setting of the “Hymn of Kamehameha I” would eventually become the Hawaiian national, and now state, anthem “Hawai‘i Pono‘i.” Thus for his contributions to the band and Hawaiian music in general, Berger became known as the “Father of Hawaiian Music.”
As the band grew in prominence, it made its first voyage outside of the kingdom to participate in a band competition held in San Francisco. There the band took first prize amidst stiff competition from bands all across the country. This would mark the first of many major trips undertaken by the band which would draw attention to the beautiful music of the Hawaiian Islands. Since then, the band has traveled to Japan, Canada, Europe, and various locales across the US, including a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
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