Makana (musician)

Makana (musician)

Makana, born Matthew Swalinkavich,[1] is an American slack-key guitar player and singer. He has been called "Hawaii's Guitar Hero"[2] and "the greatest living [slack-key guitar] player".[3] He has contributed songs to two Grammy-nominated albums.[4]

On November 12, 2011, Makana, who had performed previously at the White House,[5] turned a gig performing at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation dinner in Honolulu, attended by President Barack Obama and the leaders of 18 other nations, into a political protest by opening his suit jacket to reveal a t-shirt reading "Occupy With Aloha" and singing his song, "We Are the Many," for 45 minutes, in support of the Occupy movement.[6] [5]

Discography

  • Koi Au (2002)
  • Ki Ho'Alu: Journey of Hawaiian Slack Key (2003)
  • Different Game (2006)
  • The Instrumental World of Makana: Venus and the Sky Turns to Clay (2009)
  • Venus and the Sky Turns to Clay: "is rooted in slack key but explores multiple moods while showcasing a dazzling technique. Although there are 15 numbered cuts on the album, the total musical effect is of a single tone poem surging and receding with waves of passion. Makana was excited to learn recently through his blog that Venus was being played for cancer patients by some oncologists to help patients receiving chemotherapy infusions to relax."[7]

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