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These unique recording presents 17 historical hula chants in contemporary hula kahiko settings by award-winning kumu hula. The project is curated by respected hula scholar Dr. Amy Ku´uleialoha Stillman.
Featuring Hula Chants dedicated to King David Kalakaua (r. 1874-1891). "He Inoa Iubile No Kalani," a set of 15 chants first performed on King Kalakaua’s Birthday Jubilee, November 16, 1886, is presented here in its entirety. Original musical settings and performances are by award-winning kumu hula. Full texts and translations included. Curator for this project is respected hula scholar Dr. Amy Ku´uleialoha Stillman.
Queen Kapi´olani was the wife of Hawai´i’s “Merrie Monarch,” King David Kalakaua. Composed in sets and published in 19th-century Hawaiian-language newspapers, these mele express distinct tributes from her relatives and close friends. Woven into a poetic tapestry of aloha for Queen Kapi´olani, each individual mele is like a flower whose beauty is multiplied when combined together into a lei. This unique recording presents 17 historical hula chants in contemporary hula kahiko settings by award-winning kumu hula. Full texts and translations are included. This project is curated by respected hula scholar Dr. Amy Ku´uleialoha Stillman