Keali'i Reichel
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Kealiâi Reichel, born Carleton Lewis KealiÊ»inaniaimokuokalani Reichel in the early 1960s, made a mark on the world music stage by performing the music of his native Hawaii, as well as promoting that stateâs traditional musical and dance culture around the globe. After an arrest in his early 20s led to some time studying Hawaiian history, he devoted his energies to learning as much as he could and sharing it with the world. In 1994 he recorded his first collection of traditional songs, Kawaipunahele, and self-released the album. It went on to sell over 300,000 copies, becoming the most successful album in the history of Hawaii. The follow-up, 1995âs Lei Haliâa, proved he was no fluke and led to an international record label deal for 1997âs E O Mai and 1999âs Melelana. By combining savvy nods to modern popular music while resolutely staying within Hawaiian traditions, he became not just the most popular Hawaiian musician of his day, but a frequent award winner earning NÄ HÅkÅ« Hanohano Awards, considered by many to be the Grammys of Hawaii, for Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the year five times each between 1995 and 2015. Four times in that stretch he captured Album of the year (Kawaipunahele, Melelana, 2004âs Keâakaokamaile, and 2014âs Kawaiokalena, which was also Grammy nominated). His 2014 track âKa Nohona Pili Kaiâ was named Song of the Year. He played regularly in the most revered venues around the world, and remained a force on the Billboard World Music charts, even while opening schools in Hawaii for others to learn native music and hula disciplines.
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- Track Popularity
- Ka `Ano`i Pua
- Kauanoeanuhea
- Pua Mikinolia
- `Akaka Falls
- E Ho`i I Ka Pili
- Melelana
- Mele A Ka Pu'uwai
- Ipo Lei Momi
- E O Mai
- Malie's Song/Hawaiian Lullaby
- Lei Hinahina
- He Lei No Kamaile (Chant)
- Maunaleo
- No Ka Moku Kiakahi Ke Aloha
- Goodbye My Friend
- You Were There
- E Pili Mai
- Na ʻOno O Ka ʻAina
- For The First Time
- Mele ʻOhana
- Pupu aʻo Ewa
- Fields of Gold
- Koali
- Ke Aloha
