Description
Tracklist
- Fields Of Gold
- Anapu’u Pipa Alanui
- Hele Mauka
- Ipo Lei Manu
- Keawa Nui
- Kaulana Kawaihae
- Manoa
- Kahealani
- Pukana La
- Miloli’i
- E Mau Ke Aloha
- Lei No Ka’iulani
- Vaqueros
- Makee ‘Ailana
- Hi’ilawe
Details.
- A-groundbreaking collaboration between Hawaii’s top selling female vocalist Amy Hanaiali‘i and top performers/composers Cyril Pahinui, Jeff Peterson, Dennis Kamakahi, Sonny Lim, and Chino Montero in the slack key guitar tradition.
- An hour of music featuring multiple GRAMMY® Nominees, Na- Ho-ku- Hanohano Award winning artists and lifetime achievement award winners, and Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame inductees.
- A vibrant array of new compositions and powerful new adaptations of classics.
- The first new release from Cyril Pahinui, Dennis Kamakahi, Sonny Lim and Chino Montero in years.
- To download a complete press kit (bios, press photos, press release etc.) visit: www.mountainapplecompany.com/slackkeymasters
One of the wonderful things about music is its ability to bring people together to share a connection that reaches beyond borders and boundaries. Music can immediately bond souls and create common ground. What happens when kindred spirits who share a deep respect for each other and Hawaiian culture come together to share their music in collaboration? We believe this recording is a great example of just this – creativity, camaraderie, spontaneity, passion, joy, laughter, gratitude, and above all, aloha. We hope this recording is as much a joy to listen to as it was to create.
Song Lyrics:
Kāhealani
Words and Music by Jeff Peterson, ASCAP
Copyright ©2010 Peterson Productions
Verse 1
Kou inoa kani le`a Your name sings joyously
pumehana pu`uwai warm is my heart
ku`uipo, he ho’okahi wale no darling, there is but one of you
He nohea oe i ku`u maka la You are beautiful in my sight
He lani maoli no heavenly indeed
Chorus
Ka makani kolonahe The gentle wind
i lawe kou leo malie carries your soft voice
Kāhealani, ku`u lei aloha Kahealani my lei of love
Verse 2
hele mai i nani loa Come forth
I ka ua o ko`olau beautiful mountain rain
ho’oheno pa’ili i kou lima caressing like the touch of your hand
hele loa i kupaoa o ka pua a`ala Sweet fragrance of a flower travels far
koni au i kou aloha I desire your love
repeat Chorus
Verse 3
Ha`ina mai ka puana The story is told
kou inoa kehakeha of your glorious name
Kāhealani, ku`u lei aloha Kāhealani my lei of love
repeat Chorus 2x
Mānoa
Words and Music by Jeff Peterson, ASCAP
Copyright ©2010 Peterson Productions
Verse 1
I rise to see the colors in the valley
cast by the early morning light
the sun rises high above the Pali
I have never seen a more beautiful sight
prechorus:
There is a place in the valley
that always sets my soul and spirit free
Chorus:
Mānoa, i ka luna o ka pali
ke ‘ala malie o pikake
Mānoa, kahawai uluwehi
ke aloha no ku’u home o Hawai`i
E malama i ka aina oiwi
Verse 2:
The moon rises high above the mountains
the misty rain passes through its light
clouds drift gently across the valley
the scent of `awapuhi fills the night
Repeat Chorus 2
E Mau Ke Aloha
Words and Music by: Rev. Dennis D.K.Kamakahi, ASCAP
Copyright ©1985 Naukilo Publishing Company
Lyrics reprinted by permission
Auhea wale ana ‘oe einei, Harken to me, You there!
I ka leo hone i kou mana’o, To the sweet voice in your thoughts,
He lei wehi ‘oe i ka’u ‘ike, You are a decorative lei to my sigh
E mau ke aloha, e mau The love continues, it continues
E mau ke aloha, e mau. The love continues, it continues
Pretty woman I see you everyday,
Who’d have thought you’d steal my heart away,
I know that I’m your man when we’re walking
hand in hand,
‘Cause it’s love, love, love that makes it alright.
‘Cause it’s love, love ,love that makes it alright
Pretty woman it’s been a long, long time,
Can you remember the days of roses and wine?
Now on every anniversary day our hearts still seem to say,
It’s love, love, love that makes it alright.
It’s love, love, love that makes it alright.
This song was composed for my wife, Robin, on our eighth wedding anniversary and in celebration of the pending birth of my daughter, Marlene Emmalani Kaleihulu-a-Nuhi Ayame Kamakahi.
Hele Mauka
Words and Music by Jeff Peterson, ASCAP
Copyright ©2010 Peterson Productions
Hele mauka kakou i Haleakalā Let’s go upcountry to Haleakalā
Ku`u home aloha a`o Maui My beloved home on Maui
Ho`olohe ka manu o Haleakalā Listen to the bird on the mountain
Mele nani onaona o ka `apapane The sweet song of the `apapane
Ka makani `iniki o Haleakalā The chilly wind of Haleakalā
I luna na pueo a’o Makawao carries the owl above Makawao
Ha`ina `ia mai ana kapuana The story is told
Hele mauka kakou i Haleakalā Let’s go upcountry to Haleakalā
Anapu’u Pīpā Alanui
Words and Music by Jeff Peterson, ASCAP
Copyright ©2010 Peterson Productions
E Hele kāua no ka huaka’i nui Let’s get ready for a long journey
`au le`a i ke kai i lalo Far to the sea below
Mai Ulupalakua nei ke ao loa from Ulupalakua the long cloud
lalau mauka a i ke kai reaching from the mountain to the sea
Chorus:
Holoholo ka`a (eie eie) We ride in a car
mai kula a i ke kai From Kula to the sea
anapuu pīpā alanui On the bumpy road
Māla nui kiawe (eie eie) The Kiawe trees are full
walu kou `ili kea they scratch your fair skin
anapu`u pīpā alanui on the bumpy road
verse 2:
henehene kou `aka, ku`u pu`uwai piha Your laughter is merry, my heart is full
honihoni aku iā `oe I steal a kiss from you
ho`ole`ale`a ia kāua what fun we have
holo `ino i ke kai speeding recklessly towards the sea
repeat chorus, solo, repeat chorus
Keawanui
Words and Music by Amy Hānaiali`i and Kalehua Krug
Copyright ©2010
`O Keawanui, he `āina kamaha`o i ka la`i,
He nani maoli, ka uhi o ka pō mākole.
Bridge:
Ma nā `ale o ia kaha, e hō`olu mau.
Me ka ua kili hau, ke aloha nō.
Waiho kāhela, `o Ka`amola me `ōhi`anui,
mai Keawanui a`i ka malu o Kalaeloa.
Repeat Bridge
Ke ano mai nei, ke kaha `o Kalaeloa,
ho`olaha i `ane`i, ka hīhīmanu o ke kai `ula
Repeat Bridge
Ha`ina `ia mai, no Keawanui `āina aloha.
He nani maoli, ka uhi o ka pō mākole.
