https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgL0YCJ-Iac
Behind the scenes look at a recording session with Ledward Kaapana and Donald Kaulia: http://livehawaiianlegends.com/

https://www.lavatracks.com/
LAVA TRACKS RECORDING STUDIO is the personal studio of GRAMMY Award-winning producer and composer, guitarist, Charles Michael Brotman. The facility was designed by Chris Pelonis of Pelonis Sound & Acoustics, a nominee for MIX Magazine's TEC Award for studio design. Located in scenic Kamuela on the Big Island of Hawaii, Lava Tracks is a 20

https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2024/06/hawaiian-legend-ledward-kaapana-to-headline-the-33rd-annual-ki-hoalu-festival/
Acclaimed as one of the Hawaii's greatest slack key guitarists, Ledward Kaapana will headline the free 33rd Annual Ki Ho'alu Festival at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on June 30. The line-up

https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiOasisGrowingSustainable/videos/ledward-kaapanalive-by-request-shares-his-music-and-stories-thursday-night-from-/969154551261470/
Ledward Ka'apana! Live by Request, shares his music and stories Thursday night! From the Black Sands of Kalapana, in the 1960's with his band "Hui Ohana", followed by "I Kona". Trough his dedication to the art form, his passion for the traditional style and his dozens of recordings. Ledward is a true ambassador of Aloha.

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Ledward Ka'apana! Live by Request; Ledward shares his music and stories tonight! From the Black Sands of Kalapana, in the 1960's with his band "Hui..

https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/ledward-kaapana
Bio. Ledward "Led" Kaapana is a master of the two leading string instruments in Hawaii: the Hawaiian ukulele and ki ho'alu, the slack key guitar, a finger-style guitar art form that originated in Hawaii.This talent, combined with his vocal skills in the baritone and leo ki`eki`e (falsetto) range, have made him a legendary performer who has been entertaining audiences in Hawaii and abroad for

http://www.hawaiianmusichistory.com/artists/ledward-kaapana.htm
Video Clips of Ledward Kaapana Ledward and Bob Brozman Performing "Ua Like" Recordings of Ledward Kaapana Kila Kila Meets Ki Ho Alu (1997) Led Live: Solo (1994) Lima Wela (1983/2002) Black Sand (2000) Grandmaster Slack Key Guitar (2006) In the Saddle Waltz of the Wind Recordings with Hui Ohana The Best of Hui Ohana, Volume 1 (1979/1988) The

http://www.kauaimusicscene.com/a/ledward-kaapana-led-kaapana
Ledward Kaapana About Ledward Kaapana "Led Kaapana" Widely considered one of the finest musicians Hawai`i has ever produced, Led is equally accomplished on slack key guitar and 'ukulele as well as a powerful singer in both falsetto and baritone. ... From a famous musical family on the Big Island of Hawaii he proudly shares the traditions of

https://www.pbshawaii.org/na-mele-traditions-in-hawaiian-song-ledward-kaapana-and-family/
Ledward Kaapana and Family. This special Nā Mele features Ledward and his sisters Lei Aken, Lehua Nash and Rhoda Kekona, playing their music in Ledward's garage. Ledward's falsetto voice leads off with "Nani," and Lei, Lehua and Rhoda take vocal solos on "Kaneohe," "Kalapana" and "Holei.". Air Date: Mon, Mar 11, 2024 7:30

https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCs1LDWgv4J5K9sIqDm4PhZA
Ledward Kaapana is a Hawaiian musician, best known for playing in the slack key guitar style. In 2011, he received a National Heritage Fellowship, the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. He also plays steel guitar, ukulele, autoharp, and bass guitar, and is a baritone and falsetto vocalist. He received Na Hoku Hanohano Awards from the Hawai'i Academy of

https://video.pbshawaii.org/video/na-mele-traditions-hawaiian-song-ledward-kaapana-and-family/
Special | 28m 46s |. My List. On most Friday evenings, slack key artist Ledward Kaʻapana gets together with his neighbors to share potluck dishes, laughter and music. For Ledward, it's a tradition that goes back to his younger days in Kalapana on the island of Hawaii. "When I was growing up, we used to have kani ka pila, everybody sit down

https://maint.loc.gov/concerts/folklife/ledwardkaapana.html
Coolidge Auditorium. Ledward "Led" Kaapana is a master of the two leading string instruments in Hawaii: the Hawaiian ukulele and ki ho'alu, the slack key guitar, a fingerstyle guitar art form that originated in Hawaii. This talent, combined with his vocal skills in the baritone and leo ki`eki`e (falsetto) range, have made him a legendary performer who has been entertaining audiences in Hawaii

https://acousticguitar.com/acoustic-guitar-sessions-presents-fingerpicking-master-led-kaapana-playing-kolomona-slack-key-video/
April 3, 2017. Without a doubt, Ledward Kaapana is one of the guitar's greatest fingerstyle players. For over four decades this master of Hawaii's unique slack-key guitar style has delighted audiences with his music. Kaapana gave us this special Acoustic Guitar Session while he was visiting our studio to shoot a session for our sister

https://alohayou.com/2010/07/ledkaapana-donaldkaulia/
Ledward KaapanaとDonald Kauliaのスタジオライブ. by taka; 2010/07/22 2021/06/03; Ledward Kaapana and Donald Kaulia at Lava Tracks Studio in Kamuela Hawaii. ... Ledward Kaapanaのおすすめアルバム「Grandmaster Slack Key Guitar」です。

https://pasifika-artists.com/led-kaapana/
Masters of Hawaiian Music, with George Kahumoku Jr, Led Kaapana, & Jeff Peterson. Thurs Sept 21, 2023 - The Triple Door, Seattle WA. Fri Sept 22, 2023 - Lincoln Theatre, Mt Vernon WA. Sun Sep 24, 2023 - Egyptian Theatre, Boise ID. Tues Sept 26, 2023 - Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland OR. Wed Sept 27, 2023 - The Shedd Institute, Eugene OR

https://lavatracks.com/bio
He is president of The Hawaii Songwriting Festival, a non-profit festival held annually on Hawaii Island at the beautiful Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel. He produces and engineers independent projects for Lava Tracks clients. Pianist Karl Kasberg, and guitarist, harmonica player Luke Clebesch (AKA Truth Musiq), are also available to engineer. Reviews:

https://obits.staradvertiser.com/2015/04/11/nedward-kaapana-1948-2015/
Nedward Kaapana: 1948-2015 Musician was key to old-style revival By John Berger Nedward "Nicky Boy" Kaapana, fraternal twin brother of slack-key master Ledward Kaapana, died April 3 in Hono­lulu. He was 66. Ledward Kaapana announced his brother's death on Facebook. "It is a sad time for me since I'm on tour and far away from my family," Kaapana wrote.

https://eventseeker.com/artist/17047-ledward-kaapana
Renowned for his slack key guitar style and falsetto voice, Ledward Kaapana is a Hawaiian singer/songwriter and musician who grew up in the black sand village of Kalapana, an electricity-free town where the main form of entertainment was playing music. After getting his start playing professionally in different formations with his family, most notably Hui 'Ohana with his twin brother Nedward

https://www.mapquest.com/us/hawaii/lava-tracks-recording-studio-355981070
Lava Tracks Recording Studio, located in the picturesque Kamuela on the Big Island of Hawaii, is the personal studio of Charles Michael Brotman, a GRAMMY Award-winning producer, composer, and guitarist. Designed by Chris Pelonis, a renowned nominee for MIX Magazine's TEC Award for studio design, this facility has been producing music since 1998

https://dennisamith.com/2020/09/11/the-one-about-hui-ohanas-live-at-sounds-of-hawaii-studios/
Ledward Kaapana is considered a legend when it comes to slack key guitar style (he also played steel guitar, ukulele, auto harpo and bass guitar) and sings with a baritone and falsetto vocals. With a total of 14 albums released, despite how popular they were, the group would eventually split in 1978.

https://www.henrykaponofoundation.org/hawaiis-artists/ledward-kaapana
Like so many Hawaiians, Ledward "Led" Kaapana grew up in a musical family. Chief among his teachers were his mother, Mama Tina Kaapana, and his uncle Fred Punahoa. As a teenager, Led started with the trio, Hui Ohana, now legendary among Hawaiian musicians, and later formed the trio Ikona, leading to multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards

https://www.pbshawaii.org/more-ledward-kaapana-and-family-na-mele-traditions-in-hawaiian-song/
Kaapana, along with his sisters Lehua Nash, Rhoda Kekona, and Lei Aken play in his Kaneohe garage on a rainy evening. Air Date: Mon, Jul 24, 2023 7:30 PM. More! Ledward Kaʻapana and Family on this program of Nā Mele. Kaapana, along with his sisters Lehua Nash, Rhoda Kekona, and Lei Aken play in his Kaneohe garage on a rainy evening.

https://www.dancingcat.com/liner-notes-led-live
LEDWARD KAAPANA - LED LIVE - SOLO . Born in 1948, sixth of ten children, Ledward Kaapana grew up in the remote village of Kalapana on the extreme south shore of the Big Island of Hawai`i. "We didn't have television or even much radio," Led says, "so we entertained ourselves. You could go to any house and everyone was playing music.