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'''Weldon Kekauoha''' (born August |
'''Weldon Kekauoha''' (born August 21, 1967, [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]]) is a Hawaiian singer and songwriter. |
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Young Weldon showed interest in music since a young age so his mother took him to sing in Honolulu Boy Choir, which took him into tours in the mainland, [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weldon Kekauoha biography |url=https://www.last.fm/music/Weldon+Kekauoha/+wiki |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Last.fm |language=en}}</ref> At the age four he received his first [[ukulele]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2017-06-03 |title=Weldon Kekauoha |url=https://bigislandnow.com/2017/06/02/weldon-kekauoha/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Big Island Now}}</ref> |
Young Weldon showed interest in music since a young age so his mother took him to sing in Honolulu Boy Choir, which took him into tours in the mainland, [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weldon Kekauoha biography |url=https://www.last.fm/music/Weldon+Kekauoha/+wiki |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Last.fm |language=en}}</ref> At the age four he received his first [[ukulele]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2017-06-03 |title=Weldon Kekauoha |url=https://bigislandnow.com/2017/06/02/weldon-kekauoha/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Big Island Now}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:52, 18 May 2023
Weldon Kekauoha (born August 21, 1967, Honolulu, Hawaii) is a Hawaiian singer and songwriter.
Young Weldon showed interest in music since a young age so his mother took him to sing in Honolulu Boy Choir, which took him into tours in the mainland, Canada and Mexico.[1] At the age four he received his first ukulele.[2]
In 1993 Kekauoha became a member of Mana‘o Company's reconstructed version.[3] Kekauoha released his first solo album called Hawaiian Man in 2000.[2]
Kekauoha has said that music in particular has been a very important element of saving Native Hawaiian culture.[4] Since 2020 Kekauoha has lived on Big Island with his wife Yuko Kekauoha.[3]
References
- ^ "Weldon Kekauoha biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ a b "Weldon Kekauoha". Big Island Now. 2017-06-03. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ a b Roby, Steve (2021-07-26). "Weldon Kekauoha's Dreamy Concert Under the Stars". Big Island Music Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "Program Guide" (PDF). PBS Hawai‘i. 2018. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
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