Slack Key Guitar: The Artistry of Sonny Lim

Album Notes

Sonny’s parents taught their children to play a variety of musical instruments. His introduction to ki ho`alu (Hawaiian slack key guitar) came in his childhood, when he was inspired by Gabby Pahinui while watching him perform at a lu`au in Kohala. Sonny’s biggest inspiration and influence came at age 12 from a well known slack key guitarist and family friend, Uncle Fred Punahoa. Punahoa took a keen interest in Sonny’s playing, and spent several weeks living with the Lim family in Kohala in order to teach him.

Sonny’s professional career started as a teenager, when he commuted to O`ahu to perform with the Makaha Sons of Ni`ihau. Over the past two decades Sonny has performed with virtually every ‘name’ musician in Hawaii.

More work by this artist

• Slack Key Guitar
• Mele Hula - Vol. 2 - Hawaiian Melody
• Mele Hula - Vol. 3 - Hawaiian Melody
• Songs of the Hawaiian Cowboy - Na Mele O Paniolo
• Slack Key Guitar - Vol 2
• Legendary Musicians of Hawai`i
• Hula Big Island Style
• Slack Key Christmas
• Songs from Hawai`i Island

See also

• Kukahi - BLU-RAY by Keali`i Reichel
• Led Kaapana & Bob Brozman - DVD by Ledward Kaapana & Bob Brozman
• Kamehameha Schools 2008 Song Contest - DVD by Kamehameha Schools