I’ve been a big fan of Hawaiian music for years and had collected a relative good bit of it following our cruise to Hawaii a number of years ago, but it wasn’t until I caught The Descendents – a really fine George Clooney flick (actually, come to think of it, does George ever do any bad movies?) that I realized how much I missed its joyful, sad, and calming influence. So what to do? Why, create a new music collection, of course!

Introducing Hawaiian Style!

You think of Hawaiian music, you think ukeleles, but there’s more to it than that. And, like any music genre there’s good and there’s bad. But in working through this collection I think I’ve found some great stuff, and if you’re interested in hearing some of the artists that make up my collection you can check them all out on Amazon Music.

The Sounds of Hawaii
The soundtrack to The Descendents
Hawaiian Style Band
Keali’l Reichel
Kuana Torres Kahele
Moana Chang
Robi Kahakalau, who has the most sensual voice this side of Stevie Nicks…
Tikiyaki Orchestra
‘elua Kane

… plus a variety of other stuff like Hawaiian-themed instrumentals and even a few Hawaiian-themed cuts by none other than George Harrison, who not only loved Hawaiian music, but was said to carry a dozen or more ukuleles in the trunk of his car to give to friends.

Listening to Hawaiian music while working or while hitting balls on the driving range instills this tired soul with the invigorating and uplifting spirit of “Aloha”! If you’re interested check some of these artists out and build your own Hawaiian collection.