Best of Leina`ala

Leina`ala Haili

Track List & Samples

(Tracks with sample are bold.)

Pili Aloha
Ka`uiki
Ku`u Home Aloha
My Tropical Baby
Moku O Keawe
Ku`u Aloha Nui
Kalakaua
E Ku`u Tutu
Medley

Ka Wai O Ka Niu Haohao
Niu Haohao Medley

Papalina Lahilahi
Pohai Kealoha
Kui Tree
Aloha Ku`u `Aina Hawai`i
Maile Swing

Album Notes

Rediscover the exceptional voice of the late Leina`ala Haili on this anthology -- BEST OF LEINA`ALA HAILI. Her vocal style was uniquely her own -- influenced by her early love for Hawaiian church choral music, opera, traditional Hawaiian, and popular music.

No one mastered ha`i (the female equivalent of falsetto singing) like Leina`ala. Each note, phrase and inflection mattered, so she could capture every emotion in the song. Her vocal skill is unmatched, jumping octaves effortlessly, "cracking" her voice, shaping vocal emotions to perfectly interpret the mood of the song.