Kapono Beamer

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Kapono Beamer is a Grammy nominated recording artist. A talented guitarist, composer, singer, producer, arranger, engineer and recording artist, he is a multiple winner of Hawaii's version of the Grammy Awards, the "Na Hoku Hanohano Awards," with twelve awards, including Album(s) of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Contemporary Hawaiian Album(s) of the Year, Instrumental Album(s) of the Year, Producer(s) of the Year, and Recording Engineer of the Year. He is a great exponent of the traditional Hawaiian slack-key guitar, and to date has recorded 19 record albums. Kapono's latest release is the critically acclaimed, "Slack Key Dreams of the Ponomoe"... A collection of new original songs recently nominated for the 2006 Grammy Award for Hawaiian Album of the Year, and winner of the 2006 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards for Engineering, and the very special "Ki-Ho'Alu Award" (Hawaiian Slack Key Award). Kapono was the younger half of the popular group, "The Beamer Brothers," who defined the shape and direction of "Contemporary Hawaiian Music," and to this day have one of the biggest selling records in the history of the state of Hawai'i, the classic "Honolulu City Lights". Songs like "Mr. Sun Cho Lee", "Sweet Okole", "Only Good Times", "Seabreeze", and other works by the Beamer Brothers are forever embraced in the hearts and souls of those touched by the magic of Hawai'i. kapono photoKapono began playing music on an ukulele at the age of four years old when his mother taught him to p

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Authentic Polynesia, Vol. 1: Hawaii-Tahiti (Vinyl)

Great Grandmother, Great Grandson

Spirit of Hawaii

The Ethnic Sampler, Vol. 2

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Original Music from Hawai

Pana Aloha (Hawaiian Heartbeat)

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Authentic Hawaii: Songs from the Islands

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Hawai'i: Music From The Islands Of Aloha

Slack Key Dreams Of The Ponomoe

Authentic Polynesia, Vol. 4: Hawaii

Paradise Found

Escape to Paradise

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