John: WELCO WELCOME BACK TO
"LIVING 808."
SHE IS ONE OF THE FEW SLACK KEY
MUSICIANS PART OF HENRY KAPONO.
US ABOUT HER ROLE IN THE
AND I THINK WE'LL GET HER TO
SING A SONG OR TWO.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
MAHALO FOR HAVING ME GEE HOW
DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN THIS
PROJECT?
I WAS DIRECTLY ASKED BY HENRY
HIMSELF.
John: YOU WERE LIKE --
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
John: YOU HAVE TO SAY YES
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.
ABSOLUTELY.
THE MOMENT TO BE ASKED AND EVERY
MOMENT AFTER IN THE STUDIO,
CREATING OUR INTERPRETATION OF
THIS MELE.
TO MEETING THE OTHER ARTISTS,
SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS ON TUESDAY
WAS GOOD FUN.
JUST BEING A PART OF THE ENTIRE
COLLABORATION.
John: WHEN YOU STEP IN, HE
TOLD US YESTERDAY ON SHOW THAT
A COUPLE OF ARTISTS.
WHAT SONG DID YOU CHOOSE?
I ENDED UP CHOOSING YOU AND
ME.
BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT THE
LYRICS AND POETRY OF THE LYRICS
FUNCTION VERY MUCH LIKE A MELE
REFERENCING OURSELVES TO THE
AINA AND OUR CONNECTION TO IT.
THAT'S THE REASON I CHOSE THE
SONG.
John: WAS IT YOUR ORIGINAL
CHOICE?
NO, IT WASN'T.
GROWING UP THE STRONGEST SONG I
HAD A PERSONAL PULL TO WAS "SONG
FOR SOMEONE."
BEAUTIFUL SONG.
BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN SONG.
PAULA FUNGA, WE'RE CLOSE.
AND I KNOW HER MOOLELO WITH THAT
SONG.
WHEN I KNEW SHE WAS GOING TO BE
ON THE PROJECT.
John: YOU WENT JAN KEN PO?
YOU ALLOWED HER TO HAVE THAT.
SO NICE.
I KNOW.
John: YOUR MUSIC IS SO
BEAUTIFUL.
WHERE CAN FOLKS FIND YOUR MUSIC?
WE'RE GETTING READY TO WORK
ON MY DEBUT HAWAIIAN PROJECT.
John: YEAH.
SO I HAVE ONE CD.
A JAZZ CD ENTITLED "SALT" THAT
WE RELEASED IN 20 2012.
WE'RE WORKING IN WAIMEA.
SHE'S TEACHING ME AND PRODUCING
THE PROJECT.
John: YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON
STAGE SOON.
COMING UP WITH UNCLE HENRY.
THERE'S THE INFORMATION.
MY GOSH.
THE CONCERT IS GOING TO BE EPIC.
John: IT IS.
AUGUST 25TH AT THE WAIKIKI
SHELL.
FIRST, WE CAN'T LET YOU GO
WITHOUT SINGING A TUNE.
HERE IS STARR KALAHIKI.
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