Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 17, Number 9, 1 September 2000 — RECENT RELEASES BY HAWAIIAN ARTISTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RECENT RELEASES BY HAWAIIAN ARTISTS

Christian Yrizarry and Jared Keo are Ho onu a, a solid duo, hot vocally and instrumentally, growing in popularity in the lsland music scene. Among cuts is the cover "Fire" and a number of originals by the duo, individually and collectively, induding Yrizarry's "Fly, fly, fīy" hailing the pueo or Hawaiian owl. Produced by Dave Tucciarone for Feel Good Entertainment.

This CD is eool. Kanalo, a fictional monicker eombining windward O'ahu towns, introduces its members Jenn Wright, Keoni Nicodemus, Heno Maka'ike and Justin Kalawai'a. Lots of reggae, hip-hop and rap, a sure-fire big seller in Y2K. Visit Kanalo island by boat, or piek up the CD produced by Tracey Terada for Four-Strings productions. Great graphics too!

Kāne'ohe's Ellsworth Simeona makes his debut * with "Raised on Rice," a collection of old and new Hawaiian conteporary. Frank Hewett's ' Kū Au e Hele'' is popular on-air. Simeona introduces female vocatist Kauila Pūnua on two cuts, and winds up with his signature, "Go, Go Kikaida." Produced by Kinonui Productions.

Ho'onu'a

Kanalo

Ellsworth Simeona —