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{{short description|American slack-key guitarist (1925–2008)}}
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'''Raymond Kaleoalohapoinaʻoleohelemanu<ref>His middle name is pronounced {{IPA-haw|kəˈlɛjowəˈlohəpoˈwinəˈʔolejoˈhɛlɛˈmɐnu|}} in [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]], and means "the voice of love that comes and goes like a bird and will never be forgotten".</ref> Kāne'''<ref>{{YouTube|K0RgNBLMcZc|Raymond Kane (1925-2008)}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɑː|n|eɪ}}; October 2, 1925 - February 27, 2008),<ref name="Fox">{{cite news|last=Fox|first=Margalit|date=March 5, 2008|title=Ray Kane, Master of Slack-Key Guitar, Dies at 82|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/arts/music/05kane.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> was one of [[Hawaii]]'s acknowledged masters of the [[slack-key guitar]]. Born in [[Koloa]], [[Kauaʻi]], he grew up in [[Nanakuli]] on [[Oʻahu]]'s [[Wai'anae, Hawai'i|Waiʻanae Coast]] where his stepfather worked as a fisherman.<ref name="nhf">{{cite web|url=https://arts.gov/honors/heritage/fellows/raymond-kane|title=NEA National Heritage Fellowships: Raymond Kane|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=www.arts.gov|publisher=National Endowment for the Arts|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref>
'''Raymond Kaleoalohapoinaʻoleohelemanu{{efn|His middle name is pronounced {{IPA-haw|kəˈlɛjowəˈlohəpoˈwinəˈʔolejoˈhɛlɛˈmɐnu|}} in [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]], and means "the voice of love that comes and goes like a bird and will never be forgotten".}} Kāne'''<ref>{{YouTube|K0RgNBLMcZc|Raymond Kane (1925-2008)}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɑː|n|eɪ}}, {{IPA-haw|ˈkaːne|lang}}; October 2, 1925 - February 27, 2008),<ref name="Fox">{{cite news|last=Fox|first=Margalit|date=March 5, 2008|title=Ray Kane, Master of Slack-Key Guitar, Dies at 82|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/arts/music/05kane.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> was one of [[Hawaii]]'s acknowledged masters of the [[slack-key guitar]]. Born in [[Koloa]], [[Kauaʻi]], he grew up in [[Nanakuli]] on [[Oʻahu]]'s [[Wai'anae, Hawai'i|Waiʻanae Coast]] where his stepfather worked as a fisherman.<ref name="nhf">{{cite web|url=https://arts.gov/honors/heritage/raymond-kane|title=Raymond Kane: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitarist/Singer |author=<!--Not stated-->|date=n.d. |website=www.arts.gov|publisher=National Endowment for the Arts|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref>


Kāne's style was distinctive and deceptively simple. He played in a number of [[ki ho'alu]] tunings always plucking or brushing the strings with only the thumb and index finger of his right hand. He also played hammer-ons and pull-offs in a unique way; his finger moving up and out, instead of down and in, after striking a string. He emphasized that one must play and sing "from the heart".{{cn|date=October 2018}} He was never flashy or fast. In Hawaiian, his sound is described as ''nahenahe'' (sweet sounding).
Kāne's style was distinctive and deceptively simple. He played in a number of [[ki ho'alu]] tunings always plucking or brushing the strings with only the thumb and index finger of his right hand. He also played hammer-ons and pull-offs in a unique way; his finger moving up and out, instead of down and in, after striking a string. He emphasized that one must play and sing "from the heart".{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} He was never flashy or fast. In Hawaiian, his sound is described as ''nahenahe'' (sweet sounding).


He was a recipient of a 1987 [[National Heritage Fellowship]] awarded by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]], which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/year/1987|title=NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1987 |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=www.arts.gov |publisher=National Endowment for the Arts |access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref>
He was a recipient of a 1987 [[National Heritage Fellowship]] awarded by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]], which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/year/1987|title=NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1987 |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=www.arts.gov |publisher=National Endowment for the Arts |access-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519211419/https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/year/1987 |archive-date=May 19, 2020 | url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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*''Holoholo Slack Key'' (2000)
*''Holoholo Slack Key'' (2000)
*''He Leo ʻOhana (with Elodia Kāne)'' (2000)
*''He Leo ʻOhana (with Elodia Kāne)'' (2000)

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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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*{{AllMusic | id=raymond-kane-mn0000869518| title= Raymond Kane}}
*{{Discogs artist|826351-Raymond-Kane}}
*[http://www.dancingcat.com/artists/Ray_Kane.php Raymond Kane biography at Dancing Cats Records]
*[http://www.dancingcat.com/artists/Ray_Kane.php Raymond Kane biography at Dancing Cats Records]
*[http://www.thegtw.com/artists/ray_kane/ray_kane_main.htm Instructional video featuring Raymond Kane at The Guitar Workshop]
*[http://www.thegtw.com/artists/ray_kane/ray_kane_main.htm Instructional video featuring Raymond Kane at The Guitar Workshop]
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Latest revision as of 23:54, 9 March 2024

Raymond Kāne
Kane in 1987
Kane in 1987
Background information
Birth nameRaymond Kaleoalohapoinaʻoleohelemanu Kāne
Born(1925-10-02)October 2, 1925
Koloa, Kauaʻi
DiedFebruary 27, 2008(2008-02-27) (aged 82)
Honolulu
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Slack-key guitar

Raymond Kaleoalohapoinaʻoleohelemanu[a] Kāne[1] (/ˈkɑːneɪ/, Hawaiian: [ˈkaːne]; October 2, 1925 - February 27, 2008),[2] was one of Hawaii's acknowledged masters of the slack-key guitar. Born in Koloa, Kauaʻi, he grew up in Nanakuli on Oʻahu's Waiʻanae Coast where his stepfather worked as a fisherman.[3]

Kāne's style was distinctive and deceptively simple. He played in a number of ki ho'alu tunings always plucking or brushing the strings with only the thumb and index finger of his right hand. He also played hammer-ons and pull-offs in a unique way; his finger moving up and out, instead of down and in, after striking a string. He emphasized that one must play and sing "from the heart".[citation needed] He was never flashy or fast. In Hawaiian, his sound is described as nahenahe (sweet sounding).

He was a recipient of a 1987 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.[4]

Discography[edit]

  • Slack Key [the "Black and White Album"] (1958)
  • Party Songs, Hawaiian Style, Vol. 2 (1959)
  • Nanakuli's Raymond Kane (1974)
  • Master of the Slack Key Guitar (1988)
  • Punahele (1994)
  • Hawaiʻi Aloha (1996)
  • Waʻahila (1998)
  • Hawaiian Sunset Music, Vol. 1 (1998)
  • Cherish the Mele of our Elders (with Elodia Kāne) (1998)
  • Maikaʻi No Blues (1999)
  • Tribute to Lena Machado (with Elodia Kāne) (1999)
  • Holoholo Slack Key (2000)
  • He Leo ʻOhana (with Elodia Kāne) (2000)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ His middle name is pronounced [kəˈlɛjowəˈlohəpoˈwinəˈʔolejoˈhɛlɛˈmɐnu] in Hawaiian, and means "the voice of love that comes and goes like a bird and will never be forgotten".

References[edit]

  1. ^ Raymond Kane (1925-2008) on YouTube
  2. ^ Fox, Margalit (March 5, 2008). "Ray Kane, Master of Slack-Key Guitar, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Raymond Kane: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitarist/Singer". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. n.d. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1987". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

External links[edit]

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