"Too young for World War II and Korea and too old for Vietnam. I’m part of the “in-between the great wars” flower-power generation. Lahaina born, youngest of 4 children, raised on Oahu, Catholic educated at Maryknoll but finishing high school as a boarder at the Protestant founded Mid-Pacific Institute. Of Hawaiian-Chinese ancestry my dominant home culture was Hawaiian. After high school I moved on to memorable years at the University of Oregon in Eugene where youthful exuberance, arrogance, and the expectation that our generation would be the one to change the world was not only tolerated but welcomed. It was collegiality at its best. I loved it! Musically inclined, the call of the 60’s folk music boom lured me out of college and into the pop culture revolution. Our little college band, the Travelers Three, set out on a 60’s musical odyssey criss-crossing the nation for eight years and leaving a legacy of four albums with Captiol and Elektra Records. I learned a lot about life. I learned a lot about this country. Meanwhile, I became father to 4 wonderful children and grandfather to 7 grandchildren. Having barely survived the flower-power lifestyle of the 60’s the Islands called me home in 1975 just in time to escape the black hole of flower power oblivion. I had to start my life all over again. In my mid-30’s I had to search my soul as to who I was. What does it mean to be a Hawaiian? Pursuing the answer to this question led me to profoundly enlightening encounters with myself and a new appreciation of my ancestry and my ancestral home. I spent the latter part of the 70’s as a Hawaiian activist and then went on to become an Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee, A state legislator for 12 years, Director of Culture and Arts for the City & County of Honlulu, a Special Assistant to the Governor on Hawaiian Affairs, Director of Waikiki Development for the City & County of Honolulu and, currently in post-retirement, Director of Culture and Education for the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association."
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| Peter's great new album celebrates the land that he loves in song. From the liner notes: The Hawaiian word `aina is most commonly used to mean land but it has a broader, less used meaning which translates to that which feeds -- or a source of nourishment and sustenance. I intend that `aina, in the context of this collection of songs, might strike a chord as a source of nourishment and sustenance for all who support the native Hawaiian Renaissance which had its auspicious beginning in the mid 1970s. These songs are a deliberate mix of themes that collectively speak to our stewardship responsibility for our unique quality of life. They also serve as messages of advocacy in support of native Hawaiians who continue to struggle for their dignity but also stride confidently into the future in full celebration of our culture. E OLA HAWAI`I -- HAWAI`I LIVES! ****SONGLIST**** |
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| The 60’s folk music boom was a definitive time for American pop culture. It spawned a vibrant new generation of songwriters and performers who expressed themselves fearlessly and truthfully about the conditions of an emerging American society coping with the cold war threats of the Soviet Union and Red China. Civil rights and the Vietnam War dominated the front pages as activists took to the streets in civil disobedience triggering violent confrontations with law enforcement. The women’s rights movement forced the congress to wrestle with amending the constitution and the equal rights amendment was enacted into law. The nation’s college campuses spawned political rebellion and a new social freedom manifesting itself in widespread sexual promiscuity and appeals for more brotherly love. The “flower power” drug culture generation flashed the peace sign while passing around the “peace pipe”. Environmental activism and Greenpeace went global. And through the turmoil and confusion came a transformation of society. Through the transformation came inspiration and hope, and a generation found their voice through music. The music of the 60's and 70's lives on today as a reminder of the idealism and dreams of an era long gone, but not forgotten. And for the people who grew up during that time, it serves as a tribute to the power of the human spirit to change a nation. ***SONGLIST*** |
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| A re-issue of an older recording by Peter Apo and Del Beazley -- "Apo & Beazley". Peter has added four new tracks of his own to this new release.
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