5/26/2023 0 Comments White beamer![]() ![]() It was an integral part of our lives, almost like a religion.” His illustrious family history can be traced back to the fifteenth century to Queen Ahiakumai Ki’eki’e and Ho’olulu, a child of Kame’eiamoku, the favored wife of Kamehameha I. Beamer noted in his website biography that, “In my family, music was taken seriously. He grew up in Kamuela on the Big Island of Hawaii surrounded by members of his renowned musical family. Keolamaikalani Breckenridge Desha Beamer was born on February 18, 1951, in Honolulu. His continued efforts to blend traditional Hawaiian sounds with contemporary music forms have helped solidify his reputation as both a popular and influential artist in the twenty-first century. He is considered a leader in the Hawaiian cultural renaissance begun in the 1970s. Beamer rose to prominence in the 1970s with his popular and critically acclaimed album Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar in the Real Old Style, released in 1972 on the Music of Polynesia label. He is widely recognized as both a master of slack key guitar and a significant contributor to this Hawaiian form of music. Blends Traditional and Contemporary SoundsĪ descendant of Hawaiian royalty, Keola Beamer is an influential musician and teacher who has helped revitalize traditional Hawaiian music.
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