Makana
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Biography
Matthew Swalinkavich, known professionally as Makana, was born in Hawaii in 1994 and is an American musician specializing in slack-key guitar. He began singing at age seven, took up 'ukulele at nine, and started learning slack key guitar at eleven. His debut album Makana was released in 2000 and won the Best World Music Album Award at the Hawaii Music Awards. In 2008, Makana was second runner-up in Guitar Player Magazine's Guitar Superstar competition, earning praise from judges including Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. His subsequent albums include Koi Au (2008), Ki Ho'alu: Journey of Hawaiian Slack Key (2008) and Different Game (2008). Makana's music has been featured on three Grammy-nominated albums, including the soundtrack for the Academy Award-winning film The Descendants starring George Clooney. In 2012, he received a Na Hoku Ki Ho'alu Legacy Award from the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts.
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Albums
Top Tracks
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- Deep in an ancient Hawaiian Forest
- Ka Wailele O Nu'uanu
- E Nihi Ka Hele
- Far From Home
- Koke'e Cabin
- Nani Wale No'o Pele I Ka Lua
- 'Ihiuka
- Will I Ever See You Again?
- Nona
- Don't You Want
- Pua Sadinia
- Kauna A Na Lau
- Song For Sonny
- Blue Dolphin Song
- Napo'o Ka La
- Walking With You
- Pu'uanahulu
