Ka 'Ano'i_音乐专辑
Ka 'Ano'i
表演者: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
专辑类型: Original recording reissued
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 1999-02-16
唱片数: 1
出版者: Discos Tropical
条形码: 0784421600529
专辑简介
Better known among his fans as "Iz," Israel Kamakawiwo'ole was a phenomenon in the Hawai'ian Islands
totally below Mainland radar. So important was Iz's singing to Native Hawa'ians and Hawai'i residents
alike that Governor Ben Cayetano declared a statewide day of mourning when Iz passed away in 1997-
-this despite his controversial Hawai'i-sovereignty politics. Ka Ano'i was the 1991 winner of the
prestigious Na Hoku Hanohano Award for best contemporary Hawai'ian album, and Iz himself won for best
male vocalist that year. This album is appealing mainly for its honesty and simplicity: simplicity of
tone consistent with the casual ukulele and slack-key sound, and honesty of voice through Hawai'i-enhanced
allegorical tracks like "Coney Island Washer Woman" and "I'll Be There." A later version of Iz's "Over the
Rainbow" was featured in the 1998 film Meet Joe Black, as well. Despite his imposing stature, Iz was an
embodiment of the simplicity and gentleness in the music itself, more noticeable in this early album than
in his later work.
--Erik Macki
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