![]() ![]() The Makaha Sons of Niʻihau recorded No Kristo in 1976 and released several more albums, including Hoʻoluana, Kahea O Keale, Keala, Makaha Sons of Niʻihau and Mahalo Ke Akua. His cousin, Bill Keale, is also a musician. Kamakawiwoʻole's aim was to make music that stayed true to the typical sound of traditional Hawaiian music. A part of the Hawaiian Renaissance, the band's blend of contemporary and traditional styles gained in popularity as they toured Hawaii and the mainland United States, releasing fifteen successful albums. ![]() Together with Skippy, they formed the Makaha Sons of Niʻihau. There he met Louis Kauakahi, Sam Gray, and Jerome Koko. In his early teens, he studied at Upward Bound (UB) of the University of Hawaii at Hilo and his family moved to Mākaha. He remained in Hawaii as his brother Skippy entered the Army in 1971 and his cousin Allen moved to the mainland in 1976. Hawaiian musician Del Beazley spoke of the first time he heard Kamakawiwoʻole perform, when, whilst playing for a graduation party, the whole room fell silent on hearing him sing. He began playing music with his older brother Henry Kaleialoha Naniwa Kamakawiwoʻole III ("Skippy") and cousin Allen Thornton at the age of 11, being exposed to the music of Hawaiian entertainers of the time such as Peter Moon, Palani Vaughan, and Don Ho, who frequented the establishment where Kamakawiwoʻole's parents worked. Kamakawiwoʻole was raised in the community of Kaimuki, where his parents had met and married. The notable Hawaiian musician Moe Keale was his uncle and a major musical influence. ![]() His parents both worked at a popular Waikiki nightclub, his mother the manager, his father a bouncer his father was also driver of a sanitation truck at the U.S. and Evangeline "Angie" Leinani Kamakawiwoʻole. Kamakawiwoʻole was born at Kuakini Medical Center in Honolulu to Henry "Hank" Kaleialoha Naniwa Kamakawiwoʻole Jr.
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