Learn about Slack Key Guitar Music from the Very Best
Edited By Jennifer L. Price
One Grammy winner, three Grammy nominees and the top slack
key artist in Japan will be the featured instructors at the third annual Ledward
Ka'apana Aloha Acoustic Workshop, hosted by the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach,
August 15 to 18, 2007.
 A perfect prelude to the 25th Annual Hawaiian Slack Key
Festival on August 19, the multi-day
workshop is a rare opportunity to learn from Grammy winner Ka'apana -- one of
the world's most respected slack key artists – together with Grammy nominees
Bobby Moderow, David Kahiapo and Paul Togioka, and Japan's top slack key artist
Kaoru Konoike.
"This is the kind of workshop that is every aspiring
musician's dream, to learn from a true master like Ledward and his celebrated
fellow artists," said Jim Heather, general manager of the Outrigger Waikiki on
the Beach. "We are thrilled to host this extraordinary musician and teacher as
part of our ongoing commitment to sharing Hawaii's musical heritage with our
guests and community."
Born and raised in a musical family, Ka'apana is renowned
for his mastery of the ki ho'alu (slack key guitar) and exceptional vocal
skills. He is loved by audiences in Europe, North America, Japan, Tahiti and
Hawaii for his easy going and rascal-like charm. He has
released dozens of best-selling albums, both solo and with a group, and received
numerous accolades including the Grammy and Hawaii's prestigious Na Hoku
Hanohano Award.
 Registration fee for the Aloha Acoustic Workshop is $700
and includes four
full days of educational workshops and music sessions. To sign up, call the
Kihoalu Foundation at 808-226-2697 or send an e-mail to
kihoalufoundationinc@yahoo.com.
The workshop is limited to 20 participants.
Both the Outrigger Waikiki and its sister property, the
Outrigger Reef on the Beach, are offering special room rates for registered
workshop participants starting from $215 per night for a city view room at the
Outrigger Waikiki, and from $173 per night for a moderate room at the Outrigger
Reef
For room reservations, call toll free 1-877-863-6860 or
email beachfront@outrigger.com and
ask for the Slack Key Workshop participant rate. For more information about the
hotel, visit
www.outriggerwaikiki.com. Room rates are subject to availability, applicable
taxes and change without notice. Some restrictions may apply. |
