Keola Beamer and Henry Kapono, 2 legends of Hawaiian music, became icons in the 1970’s as part of the Hawaiian renaissance. That renaissance was the seminal movement that brought language, music, hula ...

Isolation can be a tricky creative ingredient for musicians. At times it can make artists feel totally unheard, like there's no way their voice can escape their hometown. But isolation can also foster ...

Sometimes in concert Raiatea Helm honors her uncle, the late musician/activist George Helm, singing “Hawaiian Soul,” composed by Jon Osorio and Randy Borden shortly after he disappeared at sea in 1977 ...

Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each ...

“As in the past when times were wrong, the common folks come together in song … They can’t take away our music.” — Eric Burdon and War from the 1970 single “They Can’t Take Away Our Music” With ...