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The soundtrack to the fourth The Fast and the Furious film is well in the tradition of the previous three, an inconsistent collection of street/club ... More

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The soundtrack to Rob Zombie's remake of the Halloween sequel follows the formula set forth on Halloween's soundtrack almost exactly. Tyler Bates ... More

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Much like Disney's Tarzan, Dreamworks' animated epic Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron opts for a mostly pop-based soundtrack instead of an ... More

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48 years after her passing, Billie Holiday was honored with a five-CD set of Rare Live Recordings that includes film soundtracks, concert and club ... More

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Featuring the languid, tropical sounds of the slack key guitar, Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Collection, Vol. 2 picks up where the best-selling ... More

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After being discovered at a karaoke competition in the mid-'90s, Keali'i Reichel rose quickly to the highest pinnacles of Hawaiian superstardom. His ... More

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Keali'i Reichel's third album E O Mai is a lovely mixture of contemporary and traditional Hawaiian music. It's a loose concept album about water, ... More

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A sleeve note to Keali'i Reichel's album Lei Hali'a provides the seal of approval of 'Ahahui 'Olelo Hawai'i recognizing "the careful use of the ... More

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With the growth of the Hawaiian tourist industry, the traditional sounds of the islands was often watered down to appeal to folks who only listened ... More

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Another beautiful recording from the Dancing Cat label's Slack Key Guitar Masters series. This one pairs acoustic slack key by Cyril Pahinui (from ... More

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The title of Makana's third album ("Ki Ho'alu" means "to loosen the keys [or slack the strings]" on an instrument in Hawaiian) and his appearance on ... More

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This is contemporary Hawaiian music in a classic mode. Darin Leong has a great feel to his music, rolling from melody to melody with ease and a fair ... More

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Ka Hikina O Ka Hau is definitely a different route for Keola Beamer, a change from his usual mellifluous slack-key work. This takes him into ... More

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Beamer's unassuming voice and uninspiring English-language lyrics push this toward the generic, but there's still a lot to like. The arrangements and ... More

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The ukulele (Hawaiian for "jumping flea") was a 19th century Polynesian modification of the Portuguese cavaquinho, a guitar-like object of modest ... More

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The only problem with this album is the use of the word "play" in the title. Sure, with most musicians it can be called "playing" an instrument. With ... More

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This 11-track set features soothing, meditative instrumental tracks from around the world, including Damien Erwin's "What a Wonderful World," Tony ... More

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On this album by the slack key legend Led Kaapana on George Winston's slack key-dedicated label Dancing Cat, Kaapana shows off some outstanding ... More

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The soundtrack to the U.S. Public Television special of the same name, Over Hawai'i benefits greatly from having one of the island's leading labels, ... More

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