1969 Breakthrough Album By Acclaimed Singer & Master Chanter Now Available on CD! Here's what they're saying about Kawai Cockett today... • "The music and the performances are exquisite." - John Berger, Honolulu Star-Bulletin • "Hawaiian artistry in the old-style tradition." - Wayne Harada, Honolulu Advertiser • He grew up in a (family) in which Hawaiian was the language of everyday communication, and many traditional practices and beliefs were still intact...Kawai is a living link to old Hawai‘i." – Hawaii Magazine, July/August 1999• "His voice is robust, and his Hawaiian, flawless." - Manu Boyd, Ka Wai Ola o OHA • "To the hula-minded, Kawai's music is as danceable as it gets." - Manu Boyd, Ka Wai Ola o OHA This is the album that launched Kawai Cockett's three decade recording career - a must have for all hula dancers and Hawaiian music enthusiasts! Lyrics and translations are included.
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