A great source for Hawaiian music…

October 11th, 2007

If you’re looking for a place to find some great Hawaiian music, I always use Mele.com. Mele.com allows you to not only search by artist but by album title or even song lyrics. I can’t count how many times I’ve entered 2 keywords from a chorus of a song I had no clue who the artist was or even the name of the song and found it thanks to Mele.com. Many CD’s have the tracks listed in bold which means you can listen to a snippet of the song to make sure it’s the one you were thinking of. If you find one of your songs is out of print by that artist, search by the song title because many times it’ll come up on a various artists compilation CD. They also sell Hawaii related DVDs.

If you haven’t heard contemporary Hawaiian music or think it’s all 60’s slack key instrumentals (which are beautiful on their own) like portrayed on TV, then stop by the website and check out some of Hawaii’s best artists. From Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Keali’i Reichel, Jake Shimabukuro, The Makaha Sons, Na Leo Pilimehana, Raiatea Helm, Robi Kahakalau, and many, many others. The music of Hawaii is some of the most soothing and groove shakin’ in the world depending on your mood. If you want to sample some on your computer, go to KPOA.com which is a radio station on Maui. They’ve got the best DJ’s and it’s a great way to get a taste of music of aloha!