George Kainapau was Hawaii’s Falsetto King.
In 1957, he was performing at the Ale Ale Kai Room in the then Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel.
His Island Serenaders group consisted of Sonny Kamahele, Kaipo Miller, and Jules Ah See.
One evening, J Douglas Allen & his young bride, Toni, persuaded George to let them tape record his show by attaching their microphone to the one stage center mic the group used.
Cord International has just released a CD of this recording restored 55 years after it was recorded.
Join us now for the world premiere of “George Kainapau & his Island Serenaders”, live at the Ale Ale Kai Room of the Kaiser Hawaiian Village!
This week's playlist:
1- Island Serenaders/Fair Hawaii – George Kainapau & Island Serenaders
2- Ke Ka’upu - George Kainapau & Island Serenaders
3- Medley: hapa haole - George Kainapau & Island Serenaders
4- Wai O Minnehaha - George Kainapau & Island Serenaders
5- Little Grass Shack - George Kainapau & Island Serenaders
6- Alekoki - George Kainapau & Island Serenaders
7- Nani Waimea - George Kainapau & Island Serenaders
8- Ka ‘Ano’i - George Kainapau & Island Serenaders
9- Whispering Lullaby - George Kainapau & Island Serenaders
Length: 55:25 Released on: 05-18-2012 Artist/Compiled by: George Kainapau
