ʻUkulele 2002: A Weekend with the Masters
Special | 29m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
ʻUkulele 2002: A Weekend with the Masters
This episode of NĀ MELE is a special 12th anniversary encore of an event recorded in 2002, featuring some of Hawai'i Music Institute's teaching staff, including Melveen Leed, Byron Yasui, Brother Noland and Ku'uipo Kumukahi.
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Nā Mele is a local public television program presented by PBS Hawai'i
ʻUkulele 2002: A Weekend with the Masters
Special | 29m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of NĀ MELE is a special 12th anniversary encore of an event recorded in 2002, featuring some of Hawai'i Music Institute's teaching staff, including Melveen Leed, Byron Yasui, Brother Noland and Ku'uipo Kumukahi.
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(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ [APPLAUSE] >>I LOVE TO PLAY THE UKULELE.
THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFUL INSTRUMENT LIKE SOME OF US ARE ENTERTAINERS IT BECOMES LIKE PART OF OUR BODIES YOU KNOW.
IT'S JUST, IT'S PART OF US.
IT'S OUR SOUL.
THE MANA IS RIGHT HERE AND FLOWS RIGHT THROUGH OUR FINGERS YOU KNOW.
HERE'S A SONG THAT I'D LIKE TO SING CALLED CALLED O KALENA KAI, AN OLD TYPE OF SONG OKAY.
AND I DEDICATE THIS SONG TO MY DEAR, SWEET, SWEET LOVE OF M ♪ ♪ AND I DEDICATE THIS SONG TO MY DEAR, SWEET, SWEET LOVE OF MY HEART AND HAWAII'S HEART, AUNTY GENOA KEAWE.
♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE] ♪ O KALENA KAI HALEAUAU AO LIHUE I MALAMA NUI O KALENA KAI HALEAUAU AO LIHUE I MALAMA NUI O KAEHUEHU O KE KAI A KA MOENA PAWEHE O MOKULEIA O KAEHUEHU O KE KAI A KA MOENA PAWEHE O MOKULEIA HAINA IA MAI ANA KA PUANA AO LIHUE I MALAMA NUI HAINA IA MAI ANA KA PUANA AO LIHUE I MALAMA NUI♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE] >>MAHALO.
THANK YOU.
I'D LIKE TO START OFF WITH A PIECE CALLED KUU IPO KA HEE PUI ONE.
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE] >>MY FIRST TEACHER WAS JOHN ALMEIDA.
HE LED ME TO THIS SEMI DARK ROOM AND MY TEACHER CAME OUT WITH SHADES YOU KNOW DARK GLASSES AND THE ROOM WAS SO DIM I COULD BARELY SEE HIM.
BUT I KNEW THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WHEN HE STUCK HIS ARM OUT OVER HERE WHEN I WAS OVER THERE, BUT THE MAN WAS SO IMMENSELY TALENTED.
HOW A MAN WITHOUT EYES COULD DO ALL THE THINGS HE DID SIMPLY AMAZES ME.
WE'D LIKE TO DO ONE OF HIS COMPOSITIONS NOHO PAIPAI.
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ PUPUE IHO AU I MEHANA [APPLAUSE] ♪ HONE ANA O UESE I KUU POLI PUPUE IHO AU I MEHANA HONE ANA O UESE I KUU POLI ME HE ALA NO E I MAI ANA AUHEA KUU LEI ROSE LANI?
♪ ♪ ME HE ALA NO E I MAI ANA AUHEA KUU LEI ROSE LANI?
MALIHINI OE, MALIHINI AU MA KA IHU KAUA KAMAAINA INA O YOU ME AU KAU PONO I KA NOHO PAIPAI HAINA IA MAI KA PUANA HONE ANA O UESE I KUU POLI HAINA IA MAI KA PUANA HONE ANA O UESE I KUU POLI KUU POLI KUU POLI ♪ ♪ (APPLAUSE) >>NEXT ONE IS A CLASSIC TOO.
IT'S CALLED HENEHENE KOU AKA AND I'VE HEARD THIS SONG DONE SO MANY TIMES AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE REAL STORY BEHIND IT.
AFTER A WHILE YOU KNOW SOME OF THOSE HAWAIIAN SONGS, MULTIPLE MEANINGS YEAH, SO JUST CREATE MY OWN IMAGINATION OF WHAT THE SONG IS ABOUT AND I FIGURED TWO GUYS FINISHED SURFING AND THEY'RE HUNGRY.
JUST GOT OUT OF THE WATER FROM POINT PANICS AND SO THEY'RE GONNA CATCH THAT CABLE CAR AND GO TO KAKAAKO WHERE MY AUNTIE LIVE AND SHE MAKES SOME GOOD BEEF STEW.
RIGHT AND WE'RE JUST GONNA GO TO HER HOUSE AND EAT AND THEN SLEEP AND RELAX AND PLAY UKULELE.
THIS KIND OF GOT ROCKABILLY FEEL.
♪ HENEHENE KOU AKA KOU LE ALEA PAHA HE MEA MAA MAU IA ♪ HENEHENE KOU AKA KOU LE ALEA PAHA HE MEA MAA MAU IA FOR YOU AND I (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ I KAKAAKO MAKOU AI ANA I KA PIPI STEW HE MEA MAA MAU IA FOR YOU AND I I KAKAAKO MAKOU AI ANA I KA PIPI STEW HE MEA MAA MAU IA FOR YOU AND I ♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ KAA UILA MAKENEKI HOONIONI KOU KINO HE MEA MAA MAU IA FOR YOU AND I KAA UILA MAKENEKI HOONIONI KOU KINO HE MEA MAA MAU IA FOR YOU AND I ♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ HAINA MAI KA PUANA KOU LEALEA PAHA HE MEA MAA MAU IA FOR YOU AND I HAINA MAI KA PUANA KOU LEALEA PAHA HE MEA MAA MAU IA FOR YOU AND I ♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ HAINA MAI KA PUANA KOU LEALEA PAHA HE MEA MAA MAU IA FOR YOU AND I ♪ ♪ >>ALOHA.
MAHALO.
[APPLAUSE] THE NEXT SONG I'D LIKE TO DO FOR YOU IS WRITTEN BY HANK MANCINI.
HENRY MANCINI AND IT'S FROM THE MOVIE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES AND THE SONG IS CALLED DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES.
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE] >>THANK YOU.
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (APPLAUSE) >>THANK YOU SO MUCH.
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (APPLAUSE) >>IT'S A CLASSIC.
MANY VERSES TO THIS SONG, BUT KIND OF FOCUSED ON THE MEANING AND THE FEELING OF THIS LULLABY.
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ MELEANA E, MELEANA HOI MELEANA KA WAHINE LOMILOMI IA MELEANA E, MELEANA HOI MELEANA KA WAHINE LOMILOMI I ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ MELEANA E, MELEANA HOI MELEANA KA WAHINE LOMILOMI IA (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ HAINA IA MAI ANA KA PUANA MELEANA KA WAHINE LOMILOMI IA HAINA IA MAI ANA KA PUANA MELEANA KA WAHINE LOMILOMI IA ♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
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