Hawaiian Slack key guitar Ledward Kaapana

[BobJimGeorge]

anybody know the name of this piece?

[KaNaKa5wuno]

HAAAAAAAAAAWAIIAN!!!!!

[crazydang101]

wow

[rageRATS]

sweet song... Anybody know the tuning he is using?

[closeupeyes]

@rageRATS Someone else uploaded this same video, and in that video Ledward says in the beginning that it is in standard tuning. If you search "Ledward Kaapana" it is the first result

[AMVGFan]

Only one thing to say uncle GIVE GOD HIS PLAYING SKILLS BACK!!!!

[joeinpe]

This is just awesome - thank you for sharing

[islandCouture]

auaaaaaa hahahahahaha can it be any better than that haaaaaaaa ouaaa! lOve it!

what a show off haaaaaaaaa wOnderful, somebody pinch me :)

[missuke2]

i saw him play once!! he is amazing!!

[TyKimRace]

I met and played bass for uncle Ledward at a backyard party in Ewa Beach at Lei's house. Not only is he a fantastic musician he is truly a nice person who does play with emotion. Very nice person!

[turtlesoup7]

@TyKimRace yeah i met him a couple times too, unfortunately only to mix his audio both times. but yeah he is super cool and definitely doesn't get the recognition he deserves... most musicians get very frustrated at that but it just doesn't seem to faze him whatsoever.

[BoldRevelation]

@turtlesoup7 It's interesting that you say that. I suppose a musician would get really upset when they dont get recognized if they've only gotten really skilled at something in order to gain recognition. If one's primary goal is to lift themselves up and be recognized, they are in music for the wrong reason I think. But hey, who am I to know.

[turtlesoup7]

@BoldRevelation i dunno, who are you? a musician? someone who knows a lot of musicians? all i know is i could walk down the street over here any given time, and ask people to sing a line from justin beaver cleaver and they could likely do it with no hesitation-- yet almost all of them probably wouldn't even know who mr. kaapana is.  if you can afford to live in hawaii when your only true job is playing the guitar in front of tiny audiences then that's fine, but das Y hahd, brah.

[gravysopper]

This is pure joy!

[MysticMan150]

i love his style

[InfinityHeart]

This is just amazing. Seems impossible to learn on your own.

[RenshiottParrfmFyrre]

Very good.

[kehau916]

whats the tuning?



[extrapicklesthanks]

@kehau916 open g DGDGBD

[tuffman007]

Bruddah can play one mean slack, goose bumps everytime i hear slack key....

[banjoleper]

Too riffy, no melody.  Too flashy, not enough spirit. IMHO.

[robtheshikarifa]

@banjoleper behave, there's plenty of melody!

[WataAtaCrackah]

@banjoleper it's slack key dude he puts alot of spirit just look at his smiles

[ukulele911]

@banjoleper gotta be one haole fo act stupid...

[ukulele911]

@banjoleper gotta be one haole fo act up......

[WiliamatheMusician]

I love that style of slack key. Is this is Mauna Loa tuning, Old Mauna Loa tuning, or some other?

[MultiplyingBunnies]

Ledward...the harmoncs at 0:35-0:49 is the winnahz but the whole song is insanely good

[leuolal]

Great musician and first class entertainer, from the time of Hui 'Ohana, with twin brother Ledward and cousin Dennis Pavao, all the way to this day! Anyone interested in this great artist must listen carefully the incredible, single take improv entitled "Highway to Hana" on the "Black Sand" CD! Incredible falseto singer and slack key artist who picks with two fingers! Thanks for this video, as it reflects so well Led's character! Just go online and buy his CDs! (I get nothing for this pitch!)

[hoku51]

Crazy good, saw him with Hapa last year in San Diego, makes me miss Hawaii.

[Taikkah]

Love that guy! : ) Went to one of his concerts on Oahu.

[thecatfromthehat]

WOW JUST LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!

[AddictedToNickJonas]

hey this is so awesome cause i was at this concert with my dad and bro

[thecatfromthehat]

Lucky you to have been able to expeience this live!

[BrnWitGrn]

Noone brings mental visuals of the old school Hawai'ian lifestyle like Uncle Led. He is the embodiment of slack key.