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Maui's Guitar/Ukulele Ace, Vince Esquire, To Open For Greg Allman, Playing Electric Guitar with The Manao Radio Orchestra at The Maui Arts and Cultural Center - Then - He's Off To Life's A Beach, in Kihei, To Play Electric Ukulele With Maui Band, Kanekoa
The Manao Radio Orchestra, comprised of some of Maui's finest musicians, are all disc jockey's at Manao Radio, KEAO-LP, 91.5, in Waialuku, Maui. The noncommercial, listener supported, Manao Radio, is streamed to the Internet 24 hours a day at www.manaoradio.com.
Friday, January 19th, The MRO will open for The Greg Allman Band at The Maui Arts and Cultural Center.
The MRO is:
Don Lopez (Willie Nelson, Willie K, Prince, George Benson, Michael MacDonald, The Doobie Brothers, Vince Esquire) on bass.
Bob Jones (Michael Bloomfield, We 5, Otis Span) on guitar.
Vince Esquire (Willie Nelson, Los Lonely Boys) on electric guitar.
Dorothy Betz (Freddy Neil) on vocals and acoustic guitar.
Les Adam (Willie Nelson, Merle Saunders,) on keyboards.
Josh Greenbaum (River Phoenix, Vince Esquire) on drums.
Maui band, Kanekoa, will play the same night at Life's a Beach, in Kihei. Kanekoa is the only band on the planet fronted by two electric ukuleles.
Kanekoa are featured in "Major Hana" - The Movie. The band has 8 songs on the "Major Hana" Soundtrack. Major Hana is slated for a fall 2007 release. Kanekoa, as well as their original music, will be featured in "The Heartbreak Kid," a fall 2007 release, starring Ben Stiller and written/directed/produced by The Farrelly Brothers for Dreamworks/Paramount.
Kaulana Kanekoa and Vince Esquire's, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow," recorded by Barry Shannon, at Manao Radio Studios, on Maui, and produced by The Major Players, has been an international hit on iTunes for the last 16 months. "Somewhere" has been featured on "The Pride of Britain" with Tony Blair, various PGA national television broadcasts, and appears on the soundtrack for "Marylyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School," starring Danny DeVito, John Goodman, and Robert Carlisle.
Kanekoa were recently featured on Entertainment Tonight, the bands Major Hana Records debut, "Under The Coconut Sky," will be available exclusively on iTunes in January, 2007.
Kanekoa can be seen on YouTube.
About Major Hana Productions:
Founded in 2006, Major Hana Productions has divisions devoted to home entertainment, television, music, merchandising and an international unit. Major Hana Productions is a division of Major Music, LLC.
About Major Hana Records
In 2 years since its launch, Major Hana Records has established itself as the leader of independent record companies on the internet. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by Kaulana Kanekoa and Vince Esquire, has been an iTunes hit for 16 months.
About Major Hana The Movie
Major Hana was directed by Sony/AFI award winner Jonathan Block, Major Hana is about a journey an American guy makes from Hawaii to London to see his girlfriend, not only physically but, emotionally. It's quite a journey and aboard a Routemaster bus in London he meets several characters who are
about to change his life forever! The movie also includes music from Vince Esquire, Kanekoa, and Funk legend Fred Wesley. "Major Hana" was shot on location in Hawaii, San Diego, Los Angeles, and London, England.
About MajorHana.com
The 5.0 website www.MajorHana.com, a virtual 'one-stop-shop' website that combines the best of Google, YouTube, MySpace and iTunes with PalmPilot and HD Viewer technologies. The site will be launched in the Fall of 2007.
About Manao Radio
MISSION:
To inform, educate, and entertain the Maui community with radio broadcasts of multi-cultural and community-related programming, with special emphasis on the interests and needs of older adults.
GOALS:
• Spread cultural awareness and understanding through locally produced educational vignettes
• Showcase local musicians, singers, songwriters, authors, and various other artists
• Provide accurate and timely reports on the news of the day, both local and worldwide
• Expose the audience to a broad range of music, including ethnic and other forms not considered commercially viable
• Foster public participation in an ongoing forum for opinions on local issues and concerns
OUR FORMAT:
Cultural education will be the primary focus of our broadcast programming. Virtually all social issues in Hawai‘i are heavily influenced or affected by the unique multiculturalism of this state. We plan to use traditional as well as contemporary music of Hawai'i's major ethnic groups including (but certainly not limited to) Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, and Hawaiian to further the community's understanding of the culture, history, and social perspectives of each of these groups. Education through music will also extend to regular broadcasts of classical, jazz, and modern classic (e.g. "Big Band") music hosted by experts in those areas. We anticipate our musical programming (music plus knowledgeable analyses and interpretations, including lectures and other oral presentations illustrated or punctuated by musical examples) to comprise approximately 80% of broadcast time.
Of the remaining 20%, more than half of the broadcast time will include actual instructional material, i.e. lessons in Hawaiian language, health and wellness information for senior citizens, Hawaiian history, etc. The remainder of the broadcast schedule (8%) will be filled by news and public service announcements, both of which may be considered educational.
Incidentally, mana'o is a Hawaiian word which means thought, idea, opinion, theory, meaning, mind; to think, suppose, meditate, deem, consider. It is one of many non-English words used frequently in Hawai'i, often in the phrase sharing mana'o, or the exchange of thoughts, feelings, and expertise. Pre-contact Hawaiians had no written language; knowledge was passed through the oral tradition of sharing mana‘o. We chose the name Mana'o Radio because we see this station as a modern extension of this tradition; an opportunity to educate the community through multicultural sharing.
The Manao Radio Orchestra, comprised of some of Maui's finest musicians, are all disc jockey's at Manao Radio, KEAO-LP, 91.5, in Waialuku, Maui. The noncommercial, listener supported, Manao Radio, is streamed to the Internet 24 hours a day at www.manaoradio.com.
Friday, January 19th, The MRO will open for The Greg Allman Band at The Maui Arts and Cultural Center.
The MRO is:
Don Lopez (Willie Nelson, Willie K, Prince, George Benson, Michael MacDonald, The Doobie Brothers, Vince Esquire) on bass.
Bob Jones (Michael Bloomfield, We 5, Otis Span) on guitar.
Vince Esquire (Willie Nelson, Los Lonely Boys) on electric guitar.
Dorothy Betz (Freddy Neil) on vocals and acoustic guitar.
Les Adam (Willie Nelson, Merle Saunders,) on keyboards.
Josh Greenbaum (River Phoenix, Vince Esquire) on drums.
Maui band, Kanekoa, will play the same night at Life's a Beach, in Kihei. Kanekoa is the only band on the planet fronted by two electric ukuleles.
Kanekoa are featured in "Major Hana" - The Movie. The band has 8 songs on the "Major Hana" Soundtrack. Major Hana is slated for a fall 2007 release. Kanekoa, as well as their original music, will be featured in "The Heartbreak Kid," a fall 2007 release, starring Ben Stiller and written/directed/produced by The Farrelly Brothers for Dreamworks/Paramount.
Kaulana Kanekoa and Vince Esquire's, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow," recorded by Barry Shannon, at Manao Radio Studios, on Maui, and produced by The Major Players, has been an international hit on iTunes for the last 16 months. "Somewhere" has been featured on "The Pride of Britain" with Tony Blair, various PGA national television broadcasts, and appears on the soundtrack for "Marylyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School," starring Danny DeVito, John Goodman, and Robert Carlisle.
Kanekoa were recently featured on Entertainment Tonight, the bands Major Hana Records debut, "Under The Coconut Sky," will be available exclusively on iTunes in January, 2007.
Kanekoa can be seen on YouTube.
About Major Hana Productions:
Founded in 2006, Major Hana Productions has divisions devoted to home entertainment, television, music, merchandising and an international unit. Major Hana Productions is a division of Major Music, LLC.
About Major Hana Records
In 2 years since its launch, Major Hana Records has established itself as the leader of independent record companies on the internet. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by Kaulana Kanekoa and Vince Esquire, has been an iTunes hit for 16 months.
About Major Hana The Movie
Major Hana was directed by Sony/AFI award winner Jonathan Block, Major Hana is about a journey an American guy makes from Hawaii to London to see his girlfriend, not only physically but, emotionally. It's quite a journey and aboard a Routemaster bus in London he meets several characters who are
about to change his life forever! The movie also includes music from Vince Esquire, Kanekoa, and Funk legend Fred Wesley. "Major Hana" was shot on location in Hawaii, San Diego, Los Angeles, and London, England.
About MajorHana.com
The 5.0 website www.MajorHana.com, a virtual 'one-stop-shop' website that combines the best of Google, YouTube, MySpace and iTunes with PalmPilot and HD Viewer technologies. The site will be launched in the Fall of 2007.
About Manao Radio
MISSION:
To inform, educate, and entertain the Maui community with radio broadcasts of multi-cultural and community-related programming, with special emphasis on the interests and needs of older adults.
GOALS:
• Spread cultural awareness and understanding through locally produced educational vignettes
• Showcase local musicians, singers, songwriters, authors, and various other artists
• Provide accurate and timely reports on the news of the day, both local and worldwide
• Expose the audience to a broad range of music, including ethnic and other forms not considered commercially viable
• Foster public participation in an ongoing forum for opinions on local issues and concerns
OUR FORMAT:
Cultural education will be the primary focus of our broadcast programming. Virtually all social issues in Hawai‘i are heavily influenced or affected by the unique multiculturalism of this state. We plan to use traditional as well as contemporary music of Hawai'i's major ethnic groups including (but certainly not limited to) Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, and Hawaiian to further the community's understanding of the culture, history, and social perspectives of each of these groups. Education through music will also extend to regular broadcasts of classical, jazz, and modern classic (e.g. "Big Band") music hosted by experts in those areas. We anticipate our musical programming (music plus knowledgeable analyses and interpretations, including lectures and other oral presentations illustrated or punctuated by musical examples) to comprise approximately 80% of broadcast time.
Of the remaining 20%, more than half of the broadcast time will include actual instructional material, i.e. lessons in Hawaiian language, health and wellness information for senior citizens, Hawaiian history, etc. The remainder of the broadcast schedule (8%) will be filled by news and public service announcements, both of which may be considered educational.
Incidentally, mana'o is a Hawaiian word which means thought, idea, opinion, theory, meaning, mind; to think, suppose, meditate, deem, consider. It is one of many non-English words used frequently in Hawai'i, often in the phrase sharing mana'o, or the exchange of thoughts, feelings, and expertise. Pre-contact Hawaiians had no written language; knowledge was passed through the oral tradition of sharing mana‘o. We chose the name Mana'o Radio because we see this station as a modern extension of this tradition; an opportunity to educate the community through multicultural sharing.