There’ll be a Picnic For Poki Hawaiian Music Concert with Kevin Brown at Ka‘ahumanu Church on Thursday, August 16th. Enjoy a beautiful afternoon of slack key guitar music with Hawaiian musician and vocalist, Kevin Brown. He’ll be joined on stage by Geri Valdriz on steel guitar and Joe Bommarito on bass. Free. 11:00am. Ka‘ahumanu Church, (103 South High St., Wailuku); … [Read more...] about Picnic For Poki Hawaiian Music Concert with Kevin Brown at Ka‘ahumanu Church
Geri Valdriz
Kika Kila: How Geri Valdriz helps keep the fire burning for steel guitars
Growing up on Oahu in the 1960s and ‘70s, Geri Valdriz and his friends listened to the blues. “In my generation, that’s the kind of music we listened to–we never played Hawaiian music,” he told me recently. Then he started reading interviews of his favorite blues artists, and was surprised to find them citing Hawaiian steel guitar musicians as their influences. “So … [Read more...] about Kika Kila: How Geri Valdriz helps keep the fire burning for steel guitars
Slack Key Show Anniversary Celebration at Napili Kai Beach Resort
The Slack Key Show's 14th anniversary celebration will happen at the Napili Kai Beach Resort on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Celebrate with George Kahumoku Jr. and a host of Hawaii’s musicians like falsetto legend Richard Ho`opi`i, slack key guitarist Kevin Brown, Hawaiian lap steel guitarist Geri Valdriz, guitarist Sterling Seaton, ukulele expert and vocalist Peter deAquino and hula … [Read more...] about Slack Key Show Anniversary Celebration at Napili Kai Beach Resort