On August 21, 1959 the Unites States officially welcomed its newest member—Hawaii. If your library subscribes to Smithsonian Global Sound® for Libraries you can celebrate the 51st anniversary with dozens of tracks of Hawaiian music. Below are 3 albums to enhance your luau and get your guests doing the hula.
Original Hawaiian Steel Guitar performed by Tony Ku & Tomomi Sugiura
Hawaiian Drum Dance Chants: Sounds of Power in Time performed by Tom Hiona
Musics of Hawai'i: Anthology of Hawaiian Music - Special Festival Edition
Smithsonian Global Sound® for Libraries is available to academic institutions and libraries worldwide. To request free trial access or a price quote for your library, please email [email protected]. Library patrons should contact the electronic resources department at their local library, as this online collection is available to institutions only. For more information about Smithsonian Folkways, visit their Web site.
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