In January of 2018, Keola was appointed Board Chair of Aloha Kuamoʻo ʻĀina, a 501c3 non-profit formed for the protection and preservation of the Kuamoʻo Battlefield and Burial Grounds in Kona, Hawaii. He is an Award-Winning Author and Artistic Director of The Mohala Hou Foundation, which presents Aloha Music Camp. Keola was also the author of the first written instruction book for the Hawaiian Slack Guitar, published in 1972. Keola established himself early as a leader of the wave of contemporary Hawaiian music when he wrote the classic Honolulu City Lights – which is still one of the absolute all-time best-selling recordings in the history of Hawaiian music. So Keola's talent is in his blood, inherited from over five generations of musical and artistic lineage. The Beamers trace their roots to royal families of the 14th century and have been cultural practitioners through generations. Keola’s mother, Aunty Nona Beamer, continues to be revered as a Hawaiian cultural treasure and his great-grandmother was one of Hawaiʻi’s most illustrious composers, Helen Desha Beamer.
His wife Moanalani Beamer joins Keola in performances with her beautiful hula and the exquisite sounds of traditional Hawaiian instruments. Keola was one of the first to use the Hawaiian slack-key technique to create contemporary music at home on jazz or classical stages. He is a Hawaiian legend: singer-songwriter, composer, guitar master, with an impeccable, gorgeous style featured on The Descendants soundtrack and his 17 CDs. Keola Beamer has breathed new life into slack-key guitar music yet stays true to its deeply Hawaiian roots. Touring together, Beamer and Kapono, with Keola’s wife Moanalani performing hula, have been greeted by wildly enthusiastic audiences, celebrating their original songs that have become beloved contemporary Hawaiian classics.“Keola Beamer’s style is the best there is on the planet,” says Willie Nelson. Today, as a solo artist, Kapono is a Grammy-nominated and award-winning singer and songwriter.ĭespite their common history, Beamer and Kapono only performed together for the first time in 2014, when Kapono invited Keola and Moanalani Beamer to be part of Back in the Day, a successful annual show featuring the musical greats who shaped Hawaiian music from the ’70s on. With laid-back contemporary rock, they voiced the feelings of an entire generation in Hawaii. Henry Kapono helped forge the sound of ’70s Hawaiian music as part of the wildly popular duo Cecilio & Kapono (aka C&K) with Cecilio Rodriguez. Keola’s mother, Aunty Nona Beamer, continues to be revered as a Hawaiian cultural treasure and his great-grandmother was one of Hawaii’s most illustrious composers, Helen Desha Beamer.
Today he is one of Hawaii’s premier singer-songwriters, arrangers, composers, and masters of the Hawaiian slack-key guitar. His wife Moanalani Beamer joins Keola in performances with her beautiful hula and the exquisite sounds of traditional Hawaiian instruments. His 1978 release, Honolulu City Lights, is the largest-selling recording in the history of Hawaiian music. Keola Beamer’s contributions to slack-key guitar ( kī-hō‘alu) during the 1970s began to spark public interest the style, launching a statewide revival of the tradition. Kapono is one of the great island songwriters of his generation. He’ll bring the spirit of the island to the concert. He’s an exceptional musician, a very good player and beautiful singer. The Quintessential Hawaiian Slack-Key Guitar Master
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