Hawaiian Music and Culture in the Greater Boston and New England Area
Concerts and Events | Organizations/Clubs
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Entertainers | Hula Instruction
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Jake Shimabukuro at the Regattabar Though some still have trouble pronouncing his last name and the instrument he plays, Jake Shimabukuro (she-ma-BOO-koo-row) is recognized as one of the world’s most exciting and innovative ukulele (oo-koo-LAY-lay) players and composers. Jake’s latest album is Live, his first full-length CD since 2006's best-selling Gently Weeps. After taping dozens of U.S. and overseas performances Jake chose these tracks as representing “the best of the best” of his live playing. Every track reveals a different side of the ukulele: soft and sensitive at times, other times cheery and playful, occasionally dramatic, and, once in a while, hard and aggressive. The 17-song CD, released in April 2009, includes 12 Shimabukuro originals (Nine versions of his best-known compositions, plus four brand-new tunes) and five covers (including a jaw-dropping version of J.S. Bach's “Two-Part Invention No. 4 in D Minor” and a memorable interpretation of “Thriller,” the Rod Temperton song made famous by Michael Jackson). Of course there’s a live version of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” which might be Jake's best-recorded version yet! Renowned for lightning-fast fingers and revolutionary playing techniques, Jake views the ukulele as an “untapped source of music with unlimited potential”. His virtuosity defies label or category. Playing jazz, blues, funk, classical, bluegrass, folk, flamenco, and rock, Jake’s mission is to show everyone that the ukulele is capable of so much more than the traditional Hawaiian music – or corny showbiz routines -- many associate it with. |
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Wahi Ku Moku -- Boston Hawaiian Club Mahalo to Al Kuahi Wong for running the Boston Hawaiian Club for fifteen years ... enjoy your retirement! |
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Hui Anuenuene – The New England Club of Hawai'i | |||||||||||
| Web: | http://www.huianuenue.org | |||||||||||
| Email: | kulaniri@cox.net |
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| Info: | Henry Delovio 48 Kimberly Ln West Warwick, RI 02893-5451 (401) 206-2859 |
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Boston Outrigger Canoe Club Boston Outrigger is dedicated to expanding the sport of Hawaiian outrigger canoe racing along the East Coast. |
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| Web: | http://www.bostonoutrigger.com | |||||||||||
| Email: | paddle@bostonoutrigger.com |
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New England Outrigger Canoe Club | |||||||||||
| Contact: | Mike and Ellen Handa 377 Salem Street Andover, MA 01810-2314 (978) 474-4297 home or (781) 935-7665 work handa@mediaone.net or handa@vacuumbarrier.com |
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Boston University Hawaii Cultural Association | |||||||||||
| Web: | http://people.bu.edu/pauhana/ | |||||||||||
| Email: | pauhana@bu.edu |
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MIT Hawaii Club | |||||||||||
| Web: | http://web.mit.edu/hawaii/www/ | |||||||||||
| Email: | hi-officers@mit.edu | |||||||||||
| Mail: | MIT Hawaii Club 84 Massachusetts Avenue, Room W20-401 Cambridge, MA 02139 |
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Holoimua O Hawai'i: The Harvard-Radcliffe University Hawaii Club | |||||||||||
| Web: | http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hawaii/ | |||||||||||
| Email: | hawaii@hcs.harvard.edu |
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Boston College Hawaii Club | |||||||||||
| Contact: | Office of the Dean for Student Development (617) 552-3480 |
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Tufts University Hawaii Club | |||||||||||
| Web: | http://ase.tufts.edu/hawaiiclub/ | |||||||||||
| Email: | tuftshawaiiclub@yahoo.com |
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Hui O Hawai'i: Wellesley Hawaii Club | |||||||||||
| Web: | http://www.wellesley.edu/Activities/homepage/hawaii/ | |||||||||||
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Brandeis University Hawai'i Ohana (B.U.H.O.) | |||||||||||
| Web: | http://www.undergrad.brandeis.edu/~buho/ | |||||||||||
| Email: | buho@brandeis.edu |
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| Mail: | Brandeis University Hawaii Ohana Intercultural Center MS 039 Brandeis University PO Box 549110 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 |
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Brown University Hawaii Club | |||||||||||
| Web: | http://www.brown.edu/Students/Brown_Hawaii_Club/ | |||||||||||
| Email: | hawaii_club@brown.edu |
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| Mail: | Brown University Hawai'i Club c/o Student Activities Office, Faunce House Box 1930 Providence, RI 02912 |
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Hawaiian Artifacts at the Peabody Essex Museum The Pacific Island Collections originated in 1799 and consists of 22,000 objects from Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. The 5,000 Hawaiian objects are particularly significant and form one of the most important collections of its kind outside Hawaii. One of the most interesting pieces is the large carved image made from breadfruit wood of Kuka'ilimoku, the personal war god of King Kamehameha. This heiau (temple) image dates back to the 18th century and is 210 centimeters in height. Only two other large carved images of Kuka'ilimoku have survived: one at the British Museum and the other at the Bishop Museum in Hawaii. |
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| Location: | Peabody Essex Museum East India Square Salem, MA 01970 |
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| Info: | (978) 745-9500 or (866) 745-1876 | |||||||||||
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Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum The Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Its mission is to document, preserve and promote the history of the ukulele, its players and makers as well as to inspire and engage people everywhere in the perpetuation of the ukulele and ukulele music through performances and exhibits. The Museum is currently in search of an appropriate public site to house the collection of books, tapes, records, CDs, photographs, and uke ephemera. |
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| Web: | http://www.ukulele.org |
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Polynesian Dance Arts Company |
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| Web: | http://www.polynesiandancearts.com | |||||||||||
| Contact: | PO Box 604 Winchester, MA 01890 (781) 729-2252 polynesiandancearts@yahoo.com |
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WAITIKI -- Authentic Hawaiian, Tiki, & Exotica Music WAITIKI's founding members consist of Hawaii locals Randy Wong and Abe Lagrimas, Jr. Between the two of them, Randy and Abe have graced the stage with many of Hawaii's finest entertainers during their professional careers. Joining Randy and Abe are: multi-reed player Michael Birnbryer, on soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, digeridoo, and African nose flute; and vibraphonist and percussionist Brian O'Neill. |
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| Web: | http://www.waitiki.com | |||||||||||
| Contact: | (617) 771-7971 info@waitiki.com |
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Hula Aloha Dancers |
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| Web: | http://www.partypop.com/Vendors/4053296.htm | |||||||||||
| Contact: | Paki Concord, MA 01742 (978) 369-8246 hulaalohadancers@earthlink.net |
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Hui Lehua Professional, authentic entertainment for any event: ancient and modern Hawaiian Hula, Tahitian, Samoan, and Maori dances. Performances throughout New England. |
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| Web: | http://www.huilehua.org | |||||||||||
| Contact: | Melissa Dullea Somerville, MA (617) 879-1297 |
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Polynesian Dance Arts Company |
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| Web: | http://www.polynesiandancearts.com | |||||||||||
| Contact: | PO Box 604 Winchester, MA 01890 (781) 729-2252 polynesiandancearts@yahoo.com |
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| Class Location: | Cambridge, MA | |||||||||||
| Instructor: | Marta Moussa has studied hula with the late Rose Kapulani Joshua and Lorraine Joshua in Honolulu, Hawaii and the late ethnic dance art great, La Meri. She studied Tahitian with Nona Robinson of Tumata's Polynesian Dance Co., Papa'ete, Tahiti and Cathy Tereapaia. |
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| Hula: | Participants will learn basic hula movements, utilizing them in learning a modern or 'auana style hula. The class will also introduce sitting hula dances using hula implements. Some implements that will be used are the ipu (gourd), pu'ili (a split bamboo rod) and the 'uli 'uli (feathered gourd with canna seeds inside to produce sound). Students will be able to purchase these implements. Since hula is a storytelling dance and an integral part of Hawaiian music, translations of the songs will be provided. |
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| Tahitian: | Basic Tahitian dance movements will be taught. An Otea (medley of line dances) will be taught (utilizing rhythmic hip movements) ranging from simple to basic, varying in tempo and rhythm. |
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Ohana Hula School |
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| Web: | http://www.geocities.com/ohanahula/ | |||||||||||
| Contact: | Beverly Emmert-Trusty 12 East Broadway Salem NH, 03079 (603) 661-3083 Peweli2348@aol.com |
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Hui Na Kawaiuaili |
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| Contact: | K. Leimomi Hoover Cell: (302) 222-6851 kawaiuaili@yahoo.com |
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| Class Location: | 12 Stair Falls Dr E Rochester, NH 03868 |
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| Instructor: | Karen Leimomi Kawewehi Hoover, co-director of "Touch of Polynesia" dance troupe, and performer, is a consummate dance artist, teacher and historian. She shares with us the gift of her life spent deep in Hawaiian traditions: The strength and power of the ancient Ali'i in Kahiko chant and dance, the exciting implement dances, and the delicate grace of 'auana, modern hula. She has been studying and performing hula, its music, and its history for over twenty years. In these classes she shares her knowledge, language, basic techniques, and moves, then how they fit together to form dances. These are beginning level classes, so even if you had no prior dance training, join us in a warm, fun, learning atmosphere!! Classes are open from ages 6 and up. | |||||||||||
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Hui Aloha Hula |
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| Contact: | Nancy Griffin Paradise in the Palms Studio 68 Danville Rd Kingston NH 03848 (603) 642-8509 hyetti@juno.com |
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