Winter Concert 2

The annual Christmas concert presented by the haumana of Ke Kula Mele School of Hawaiian Music. The concert featured contemporary, Christmas and traditional Hawaiian mele. The concert started with a lively version of Hawaii 5-O featuring solos by Keen on steel guitar and ukulele solos by Christine, Liam and Kamakana. This was followed by the popular Jingle Bell Rock. A musical journey of Windward Oahu followed, with selections Ka Nohona Pili Kai, Kaulana o Waimanalo, Hanohano Wailea, Kane'ohe, Ku'u Home o Kahalu'u, Sweet Lady of Waiahole and Beautiful Kahana. The concert concluded with a Christmas medley of popular seasonal songs.

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• Cristina Villanueva.
• Another keiki announcer.
• Another keiki announcer.
• Steel guitarist Quincy Maka'awa'awa.
• Some of the concert's audience.
• Another shot of the audience.
• The audience included parents of the performing keiki.
• Alexis' turn at announcing while Cristina, Sid, Kumu Alan Akaka and Raven look on.
• Addison Ching, Gale Warshawsky, Quiincy Maka'awa'awa, Sid Pang, and Kumu Alan Akaka.
• Alexis, Addison, Gale, Quincy, Lance, Christina, and Kumu Alan Akaka.
• Raven Young.
• Quincy Maka'awa'awa and Kamakana Chu were featured on 'ukulele.
• Raven and Quincy were featured in a steel guitar duet.
• Raven also sang.
• Steel guitarist Quincy Maka'awa'awa.
• Gale Warshawsky.
• Kamakana Chu.
• Steel guitarists Alexis Tolentino, Keen Ching, and Sid Char.
• Steel guitarist Raven Young.
• Steel guitarists Sharon Sawdey and Quincy Maka'awa'awa.
• Another keiki announcer.
• Quincy's turn at announcing.
• Kumu Alan Akaka.
• The keiki performers.
• More keiki performers.
• More keiki performers.
• A group shot of the Ke Kula Mele haumana.

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Photography by Sharon Ching ©2012 by Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i.