Lilo and her Hula master

[abitjaded]

When I first heard the Lilo and Stitch CD I was fascinated by the two Hawaiian cuts, "Roller Coaster" and "Chant". The singer was so eerily familiar, I thought it might have been old cuts of Iz remixed (the guy with the amazing voice, fame of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow", died a few years ago.)

The artist is Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu, a chant and Hula Master. Here are some links about him. I was wondering if he was the model for Lilo's teacher. Doesn't look like it from the photos, plus he seems to be San Diego based.

I wish I could see the postcards at the end. Got the one of the Thanksgiving dinner a la Norman Rockwell, and I loved that one was the Merry Monarch Festival!

http://hawaiianmusicstore.com/cds/cd06.html

http://starbulletin.com/1999/04/12/features/story1.html

http://www.hilohawaiitribune.com/daily/2001/Apr-22-Sun-2001/features/features1.html

http://www.cultures.com/features/hula/kumu.html

Carla

 

[Margaret64]

We bought the Lilo and Stitch soundtrack a few days ago. My kids (ages 2 and 5) love the two Hawaiian songs and the Elvis remake by the A Teens. The Elvis songs and the music only scores are all nice, but hard to keep the kids' attention. I will certainly be looking for more Hawaiian and Mark (the Hawaiian singer) music.