Please note that The Wild Hawaiian Experience will not take place in September 2010.
See, hear
and feel Henry Kapono’s “The Wild Hawaiian Experience” live,
at Hilton Hawaiian Village®, based on his Grammy-nominated,
Na Hoku award-winning album, “The Wild Hawaiian.” From
deeply-felt Hawaiian classics with an electric Rock sound,
an overlay of poetic vocals, and a dazzling infusion
of Go Go and Fire Knife dancers and Henry’s
“Feel Good Vibe,” you won’t find anything
like this anywhere else. It’s packed with the energy of modern
Hawaii. And it incorporates the talents of a variety of world-class
Hawaiian performers from widely divergent disciplines.
It is a new brand
of modern Hawaiian fusion. It’s powerful. It’s fun.
It connects the beauty of classic Hawaii with today, incorporating
the infusion of other world cultures and artistic expressions
to create a more dynamic performance art.
BIOS
Henry Kapono
Henry Kapono Ka‘aihue has been at the forefront of Hawai‘i’s
music industry
since the 1970s. Initially as part of the duo, C&K, he
launched a solo career in 1981,
with 14 albums to date and 5 Na Hoku awards, including one for
The Wild Hawaiian,
which also garnered a Grammy nomination. It is this album that
was the genesis
of the Wild Hawaiian Experience as world-class Hawaiian artists
began to come together
to create a new modern Hawaiian fusion musical experience.
Kealoha
An honors graduate from MIT in Nuclear Physics, Kealoha was featured
on HBO’s
Brave New Voices series. He has been featured at major venues
throughout the world including
the Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe (New York City), the Bowery Poetry
Club (New York City),
The Green Mill (Chicago), the Schiffbau (Zurich), the Rokerij
(Amsterdam) , the Bienal do Ibirapuera (Sao Paulo, Brazil),
and the 2007 NFL Pro Bowl Halftime Show. Kealoha is the
founder of HawaiiSlam, Youth Speaks Hawai‘i
(2-Time International
Champion), and First Thursdays - The largest registered slam
poetry competition in the world.
Lopaka Colon
Hawai‘i-born percussionist, Lopaka defines the sound of exotica
percussion today.
Born and raised on the island of Moloka‘i, Lopaka mastered his
art at a young age
at the hand of his legendary father, Augie Colon. Lopaka brings
a young, raw energy and
an innovative style to the show. Among his diverse skills is
the rare art of bird calling.
PERFORMERS
