Classic Collector Series Vol 5

Makapu`u Sand Band

Track List & Samples

(Tracks with sample are bold.)

Album Notes

The Makapu`u Sand Band debuted their crisp arrangements on acoustic guitar, slack key and string bass with strong vocals and Hawaiian lyrics in this, their first album.

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.