An intimate evening concert with Hawaiian Slack Key guitar virtuoso
Danny Carvalho
and Special Guest Nani Edgar
Saturday, October 29, 2016 / 6:30 pm
Logan House
Presented by Cord International Media Group
Guests will experience a musical journey as Danny revisits old Hawaiian classics, traditional slack-key standards, and contemporary compositions with hula dancer and singer, Nani.
Danny Carvalho and Nani Edgar
About Slack Key Guitar:
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, or kiho'alu, is a musical tradition indigenous to Hawaii that developed in the 19th century following the introduction of guitars to the Hawaiian Islands. Native Hawaiians invented their own ways of tuning their guitars (hence the name), and adapted the new instruments to their already flourishing musical traditions. After being passed down aurally from generation to generation, it has become an internationally acclaimed art form.
About the Artist:
Though only 25 years old, Danny Carvalho is no stranger to the stage. At age 14, he became the first slack key guitar player to be featured on National Public Radio’s nationally syndicated program From the Top. At age 16, he made the first of two appearances on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. He has been nominated for a GRAMMY® Award and multiple prestigious Na Hoku Hanohano Awards (Hawaii’s GRAMMY® Awards). Carvalho’s music was also featured in Alexander Payne’s Academy Award-winning 2011 film, The Descendants. Danny has developed over the years into a versatile performer with strong musicianship and vocal and writing skills, delving deeply into a variety of musical styles and genres while not losing site of his beloved Hawaiian slack key roots – an artist who appeals to a wide variety audiences, both young and old.
Watch Video
Danny Carvalho - Hula O Makee
About the Special Guest:
Nani Edgar, daughter of Kumu Hula Sylvia Puananiha'aheo Edgar, is an exquisite hula dancer and a budding singer/songwriter. Well versed in classic hula repertoire, Nani furthers the tradition by performing her mother’s original choreographies of contemporary Hawaiian music. Nani has performed on national and international stages with many masters of Hawaiian Music, including George Kahumoku, Ledward Ka'apana, Dennis Kamakahi, Jim Kimo West and Ken Emerson.
Watch Video
Nani Edgar, with Danny Carvalho - In Your Hawaiian Way
Tickets $20.00
About Cord International Media Group
Ojai native and resident Maryann Cord, CEO of Cord International Media Group is producing the workshop for the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts cultural programming. Cord International's Hana Ola Records is known as the first name in vintage Hawaiian music, a music recording and licensing company passionately dedicated to preserving, restoring and releasing lost real Hawaiian music, with a catalog of over 2500 recordings.
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