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Product Identifiers
Record LabelFolkways Records, Fowy
UPC0093070871427
eBay Product ID (ePID)21046065524
Product Key Features
Release Year2012
FormatCD
GenreWorld Music
ArtistKu, Tony
Release TitleOriginal Hawaiian Steel Guitar
Dimensions
Item Height0.25 in
Item Weight0.11 lb
Item Length5.84 in
Item Width4.98 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Number of Tracks13
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Tracks1.1 Fair Hawaii 1.2 Pa'au'au Waltz 1.3 Pupu O Ewa 1.4 Kuu Ipo 1.5 Akahi Hoi; Aina Hau; Moani Ke Ala 1.6 Ke Kali Nei Au 1.7 Beautiful Kahana 1.8 Kamehameha Waltz 1.9 Manu'o'o 1.10 Aloha No Au I Ko Maka; Wai O Minehaha 1.11 Na Moku Eha; He Aloha No O Honolulu 1.12 Wailana 1.13 Aloha Oe
Sub-GenreHawaiian
NotesPerformed by Tony Ku and accompanied by Tomomi Suguira, this unlikely duo from Japan capture the essence of the Hawaiian Steel Guitar sound with a collection of traditional Hawaiian songs. Attaining that mellow and exotic sound was ";achieved by fretting with a ";steel bar"; on a regular acoustic Spanish guitar held flat across the lap."; Liner notes include history of Steel Guitar.
