Voices of legendary chanters such as George Na`ope, Ka`upena Wong, Lokalia Montgomery (among others) are compiled from the archives of 49th State, Bell, Hawaiian Transcriptions, Tradewinds and Waikiki Records and presented here for the first time.
Chants selected for Volume 1 belong to the sacred hula pahu and hula `ala`apapa traditions, hula dedicated to Pele, and mele ma`i. The companion 24-page booklet includes historical perspective, performer profiles, and Hawaiian language texts and translations.
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