John Kameaaloha Almeida

John Almeida

Track List & Samples

(Tracks with sample are bold.)

`O Ko`u Aloha Ia `Oe
Lei Hinahina
Pua Hinahina
Holoholo Ka`a (1934)
Holoholo Ka`a (1946)
Noho Paipai
Iesu Me Ke Kanaka Waiwai
Green Rose Hula Medley
Ku`u Ipo Pua Rose
Gorgeous Hula
A`oia!
Panini Puakea
Ka Nani A`o Hilo
Lovely Sunrise Haleakala
Mandolin Medley: Roselani Blossoms
Medley

Kiss Me Love
Ku`u Ipo Pua Rose
Green Rose Hula

Na Pua Lei `Ilima
Ke Aloha Kaua
Kiss Me Love
Lei Lokelani O Ka Punahou
Pua `Ohai
Ua Noho Au A Kupa

Album Notes

Blinded in his youth, John Kamea`aloha Almeida was rakishly handsome, a gifted prodigy, a master musician, poet, teacher, singer, composer, arranger and entertainer. Many of his compositions were exclusively in Hawaiian, a rarity at the time.

This beautifully packaged CD preserves the mele (music) and shares the mo`olelo (story) of one of the most important and popular figures in Hawaiian music.

Included are 22 Almeida songs... plus lyrics, translations, rare photos, extensive anecdotes and historical information.