Today's show featured Ukulele and Slack Key Guitar Artist: Daniel Ho. Daniel's music can be found at http://www.danielho.com/ and on iTunes.
Highly recommended CDs of Daniel's are Ukuleles in Paradise, KoAloha and Pineapple Mango.

Daniel is also featured on the CD Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Vol. 1 which just won 'Best Hawaiian Music Album' at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards!
Congratulations Daniel and all the Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key!

Daniel will be touring California with Herb Ohta Jr. and Keoki Kahumoku throughout January, click here for locations and showtimes.

Daniel Ho Playing his "D-VI" Slack Key Uke Live in KPFK's Studio B

 

 

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Dec 05/ Jan 06 Ukulele Events:

Tiki Taix XIX
Friday December 30th, 2005 10PM No Cover
Meet Rick Cuhna, grandson of "The father of Hapa Haole music" songwriter Sonny Cuhna, author of the classic song Hapa Haole Hula Girl. Rick will perform music from Hawaii's past and even entertain us with a little variety of his own. Rick is a multi intrumentalist playing many forms of stringed instruments including lap steel guitar and ukulele. Join us and we'll learn a little about the legacy of Sonny Cuhna that still lives today in the musical voice of his grandson, Rick Cuhna.
ALSO
King Kukulele and The Friki Tikis play their song "Shakalolo" live and give the history behind the character Kanaka Ed from Waikiki. Who was this man and how did he find himself in this crazy predicament! The band will also play other songs from the Friki Tiki CD as well as comic classics and romantic ballads to boot.
Tiki Taix
1911 Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park, Los Angeles 90026 One block north of the lagoon.

Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys will be giving their regular performance (first Thursday of every month) featuring vintage movies and tunes from the 1910's - 30's on Thursday January 5th at 8pm
Steve Allen Theatre
4773 Hollywood Blvd.
323-960-7785

January 8 2006 Sun
Herb Ohta Jr. Daniel Ho & Keoki Kahumoku -
('uke and slack key guitar workshops & class - limited to 30 people)
Dietz Bros. Music
240 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
Manhattan Beach, CA
310-379-6799
11:30-1:30pm
Ticket price: $35

January 8 Sun
Herb Ohta Jr. Daniel Ho & Keoki Kahumoku in concert
James Armstrong Theatre
3330 Civic Center Drive
Torrance, CA
310-339-7205
4:30pm Ticket price: $25

January 10 Tue
Herb Ohta Jr. Daniel Ho & Keoki Kahumoku in concert
SOHO Restaurant and Music Club
1221 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA
8pm Ticket price: $15

Details on all the Herb Ohta Jr., Daniel Ho events: http://www.sharleneoshiro.com/alohawithstyle.html

January 26 Thurs
Jim Beloff interview and performance
11:00 am on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara and online at www.kpfk.org
Note: Previous KPFK Uke Interviews can be heard online at: http://64.27.9.54/archive/index.php?p=Global_Village

January 27 Fri
Tiki Taix
King Kukulele and The Friki Tikis
Taix Restaurant
1911 Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park, Los Angeles 90026
10 pm - No Cover