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New on Strut<\/strong> for March 2016, “Aloha Got Soul”<\/strong> encompasses a vibrant era of contemporary music made in Hawai\u2019i during the 1970s to the mid-1980s as jazz, rock, funk, disco and R&B <\/span>co-existed alongside Hawaiian folk music.<\/p>\n

Hawai\u2019i\u2019s identity had undergone huge change: statehood into America in \u201859 and the Vietnam War were the backdrop as Hawai\u2019i\u2019s youth found inspiration in a new wave of international music led initially by The Beatles and Stones and, later, by US R&B <\/span>bands like Earth Wind & Fire and Tower Of Power. Garage bands flourished during the \u201860s and, by the \u201870s, live music was at its peak. Waik\u012bk\u012b was filled with clubs: The Point After, Infinity\u2019s, Hawaiian Hut, Spats and more.<\/p>\n

For the \u201870s generation of artists, some came through the talent contest \u2018Home Grown\u2019 and its accompanying compilation LP.<\/span> Singer Nohelani Cypriano won it with her instant radio hit, \u2018Lihue\u2019. Other winning songs, like Marvin Franklin\u2019s soul surfer jam \u2018Kona Winds\u2019, burned more slowly but have endured with DJs today. Many records also packed a powerful message. In 1978, Hawaiian was made the official state language and a huge movement arose to revive hula and traditional music. Steve & Teresa\u2019s \u2018Kaho\u2019olawe Song\u2019 longs for an island long gone: the US military had used Kaho\u2019olawe as a bombing range since Pearl Harbor. Nohelani Cypriano sang about the once sleepy town of Kailua, now a popular tourist destination: \u201cKailua needs no high-rise with her blue skies, not for our eyes. Can you realize?\u201d<\/p>\n

Leading Hawaiian artists like Aura, Mike Lundy and keyboardist Kirk Thompson\u2019s Lemuria took time in high quality facilities like Broad Recording Studio to make albums. Others grabbed studio time when they could: Tender Leaf\u2019s Murray Compoc worked for the city bus by day and recorded an album during night sessions. Other albums were spontaneous. In 1983, Steve Maii & Teresa Bright recorded an acoustic set in just 3 hours after being invited to a studio following a gig.<\/p>\n

For the artists of the \u201870s, the climate for music changed rapidly during the mid-\u201880s as DJ culture grew and live venues shut down. Hawai\u2019i\u2019s R&B <\/span>era shone brightly and relatively briefly but, despite brilliant musicians, regular gigs and LP releases, most of the music barely made it to the mainland. Thanks largely to Aloha Got Soul<\/strong>\u2019s Roger Bong, a new interest in this fertile era of Hawaiian music has grown, culminating in this new compilation of overlooked gems. “Aloha Got Soul”<\/strong> is compiled and annotated by Bong and features rare photos and original artwork.<\/p>\n

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New on Strut<\/strong> for March 2016, “Aloha Got Soul”<\/strong> encompasses a vibrant era of contemporary music made in Hawai\u2019i during the 1970s to the mid-1980s as jazz, rock, funk, disco and R&B <\/span>co-existed alongside Hawaiian folk music.<\/p>\n

For the artists of the \u201870s, the climate for music changed rapidly during the mid-\u201880s as DJ culture grew and live venues shut down. Hawai\u2019i\u2019s R&B <\/span>era shone brightly and relatively briefly but, despite brilliant musicians, regular gigs and LP releases, most of the music barely made it to the mainland. Thanks largely to Aloha Got Soul<\/strong>\u2019s Roger Bong, a new interest in this fertile era of Hawaiian music has grown, culminating in this new compilation of overlooked gems. “Aloha Got Soul”<\/strong> is compiled and annotated by Bong and features rare photos and original artwork.<\/p>\n

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