Slack Key Sunday with Jim “Kimo” West and Some Very Special Guests!

From March 18, 2012 2:00 pm until March 18, 2012 3:00 pm

Categories: Live Music/Concerts

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Slack Key Sunday with Jim “Kimo” West and Some Very Special Guests! Jim “Kimo” West is recognized as one of the world’s top “slack key” guitarists and brings his own unique musical perspective to this great acoustic guitar tradition. The “nahenahe” or gentle sound of ki ho’alu as it is known in Hawaii is heard throughout the recent Oscar-nominated film, “The Descendants”. His use of multiple tunings , including many of his own invention and his fluid technique, give Kimo a unique and identifiable sound and his playing literally transports the listener to the islands of Hawaii, a place of great natural beauty where people remain highly connected to the “aina” or land. Even older than the blues, Hawaiian slack key got it’s start in the 1830’s on the Big Island of Hawaii when Spanish vaqueros who were imported to teach the Hawaiians cattle management, gave guitars to the Hawaiian cowboys or “paniolos”. Hawaiians “slacked” the strings from standard tuning to create a new way of playing where bass, rhythm and melody are played simultaneously. He is a recent winner of the Hawaii Music Awards, a Na Hoku Hanohano (the Hawaiian “Grammy”) nominee and a two-time winner of the LA Treasure Award for his contributions toward the perpetuation of ki ho’alu. Kimo performs at the slack key guitar festivals in Hawaii and most recently as a featured performer at the Southern California Slack Key Festival. His playing has been featured in a number of films, TV spots, the Disney Channel and NPR. Kimo will be joined my some very special guests and you can expect to see some great hula as well .  For more info and music, please visit www.jimkimowest.com