In 2018, Makana spent much of the year using his talents to kokua (help) the people of Hawai?i, from a benefit with Jack Johnson for the flood victims of Kaua?i to concerts to support cancer-stricken legendary Hawaiian musician Uncle Willie K and organizations like the Kaua?i Lifeguards Association and Kua o Ka La Hawaiian Charter School (which was covered by the lava flow in Puna). He staged multiple sold-out tribute concerts honoring past Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar greats throughout the islands, and donated his time to perform at the Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundations Gala.
In the fall, Makana debuted as an actor in the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "South Pacific", playing the role of Lt. Joe Cable to rave reviews. 2018 tour highlights include representing Hawai?i at SXSW, a concert in an underground ?cavern? in Tennessee, performances in the UK and his first tour to Russia, where he served as a cultural ambassador for Hawai?i. He performed in venues ranging from world-renowned jazz clubs to schools and universities to forums with many of the mayors and governors of Russia in attendance. While there, Makana filmed the music video ?Mourning Armageddon? (out Jan 13) in a recently decommissioned nuclear bunker in Moscow as part of his volunteer work to raise awareness about the present, unchecked nuclear arms race between the US & the Russian Federation.
And although Makana didn?t release any new albums in 2018, he recorded over 50 songs for Facebook as part of their Sound Collection offering, a royalty-free music library available to all Facebook & Instagram users for (on-site) video syncing. Find some of Makana's most exciting new works there!
He also signed a music branding deal with the Beachcomber by Outrigger to provide a collection of songs in a new genre- what Makana has termed ?Hawaiian Down Tempo?- to be played as the ambient soundtrack for the Beachcomber property beginning in Spring 2019. Also this Spring, Makana will tour the US mainland, sharing his riveting, emotional sound rooted in the indigenous art of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar.
This will be Makana?s last solo tour for a few years as he takes time to develop and record a whole new body of music to be released in 2020.
Admssion/Cost:
Sunday, March 10 - 8:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.makanamusic.com
In the fall, Makana debuted as an actor in the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "South Pacific", playing the role of Lt. Joe Cable to rave reviews. 2018 tour highlights include representing Hawai?i at SXSW, a concert in an underground ?cavern? in Tennessee, performances in the UK and his first tour to Russia, where he served as a cultural ambassador for Hawai?i. He performed in venues ranging from world-renowned jazz clubs to schools and universities to forums with many of the mayors and governors of Russia in attendance. While there, Makana filmed the music video ?Mourning Armageddon? (out Jan 13) in a recently decommissioned nuclear bunker in Moscow as part of his volunteer work to raise awareness about the present, unchecked nuclear arms race between the US & the Russian Federation.
And although Makana didn?t release any new albums in 2018, he recorded over 50 songs for Facebook as part of their Sound Collection offering, a royalty-free music library available to all Facebook & Instagram users for (on-site) video syncing. Find some of Makana's most exciting new works there!
He also signed a music branding deal with the Beachcomber by Outrigger to provide a collection of songs in a new genre- what Makana has termed ?Hawaiian Down Tempo?- to be played as the ambient soundtrack for the Beachcomber property beginning in Spring 2019. Also this Spring, Makana will tour the US mainland, sharing his riveting, emotional sound rooted in the indigenous art of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar.
This will be Makana?s last solo tour for a few years as he takes time to develop and record a whole new body of music to be released in 2020.
Admssion/Cost:
Sunday, March 10 - 8:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.makanamusic.com
