Keola Beamer draws on a Hawaiian heritage that encompasses his deep roots in traditional chant and hula, himemi (hymns), the classic royal songs, and modern influences, all of which contribute to his

Moe'uhane Kika - Tales from the Dream Guitar

Keola Beamer draws on a Hawaiian heritage that encompasses his deep roots in traditional chant and hula, himemi (hymns), the classic royal songs, and modern influences, all of which contribute to his very original and beautiful Slack Key.
Keola continues his slack key journey with Moe'uhane Kika, a collection of instrumental takes from ka moe'uhane kika, the dream guitar. The concept for this recording, Keola says, comes for the way my guitar intonates. In the last year or so I've been concentrating on the solo aspects of my performance and some interesting things became apparent to me. One of the first things I noticed is that in some of these tunings, the vibrating of sympathetic strings creates a beautiful overtone series. The overtone series, of course, has been around since time immemorial but acutally embracing it, working with it, and within it is something I tried to focus on in this recording. It is probably most apparent when I use the low C Wahine tuning. If you listen very carefully, you can hear a high specral or ghostlike presence. The mysticism and spectral shadowing inherent in this halo, or veil, reminds me of what one may experience in a dream. That's how the idea for this recording came into being.
Country USA
Manufacturer Dancing Cat Records
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 1995-08-29
UnitCount 1
UPCs 080223000124
EANs 0080223000124

Moe'uhane Kika - Tales from the Dream Guitar