LAKE, JOHN KEOLA/NA WA'A LAL: Hawaiian Chant, The Lyrical Poetry of Hawaii CD

Though musically best known for its popular slack-key guitar style, the Hawaiian culture contains some far more hidden and ancient traditions. On this rare recording, modern practitioners of the age old Hawaiian chant practice take us back to a time centuries ago, when chants were the basic musical expression of everyday life for the islanders. John Keola Lake established Honolulu’s Academy of Hawaiian Arts, Music & Dance, and was declared a “national treasure” in 1987. Na Wa’a Lalani Kahuna is a group of accomplished individual chanters (including Lake) who first collaborated in 1990 while preparing for the 200-year anniversary observance of the last Hawaiian temple built in Hawaii.

Track Listing:
Pule Wa’a
Oli’oli
Oli Kahea-Pule Ho’olaha O Ke Ali’i
Oli Ho’okupu Awa
Hula Pua’a
Pule O Ka La¯maika’i
Ho’o’u¯ we¯’u¯ we¯
Oli Ke Pule Nei Mai Ke Ali’i
Kane Hono A Pa’a
Oli Kepakepa
Noho Ana Laka
Pule Ho¯’uluulu’ai
Kanikau
Mele Inoa
Pule Ho’ola
Oli Makahiki
Pule Hainaki
Oli Ho’ona’auao
Pule Ho’ola’a Hale
Pule Kini Akua
Pule Mauliola
Ke Kumakena Ia Keoua Ku’ahu’ula
Pule Laka
He Oli Pale
Pule Huikala
Oli Kinohi Hou
Two Visiting Gods
Oli Pu¯niu, Mele Huaka’i
He Ma’i Kunuiakea