Classic Collector Series Vol 5

Makapu`u Sand Band

Track List & Samples

(Tracks with sample are bold.)

Maika`i Ka Makani O Kohala
Ka`a Ahi Kahului
Ua Like No A Like
He`eia
Lei Nani
Nani Ko`olau
Moe Kokolo
Komo Mai Ehea Ke Kanaka
Waikiki Hula
Oni A Ka Moku
No Ke Ano Ahiahi
Poni Mo`i

Album Notes

In the late 1970’s these young native Hawaiian musicians had a unique sound of their own. Makapu`u Sand Band was four cousins (one calabash) consisting of Andrew Iaukea Bright, David Kawika Kamai, Joby Harris, and Albert Ka`ai.

These four young men from Waimanalo became interested in their Hawaiian heritage, and more specifically, in Hawaiian music, in their early teens. The group had a modern acoustical sound that was popular with the youth of Hawai`i in the 1970’s, while at the same time they did not sacrifice the feel of traditional Hawaiian music.