''Kau Ka Peʻa'' is an album by
Kalani Peʻa
Kalani Peʻa (born April 13, 1983) is a three-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter of Hawaiian music. He released his first album, ''E Walea'', in 2016, which won the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, 2017 Grammy award for Grammy Award for Best R ...
. "Kau" means to be placed or to hoist. "Pe'a" is Kalani's last name, which means the sailboat or the sail of the boat. The theme of the album is to hoist your sail, create your own sailboat and voyage; navigate the world.
It was recorded during the 2020-2021 COVID-19 pandemic. The album pays tribute to people and places. The album honors royal Hawaiian ali'i including
Kalākaua,
Kamehameha I and Queen Kalama.
It includes seven original Hawaiian language songs written or co-written by Pe'a, plus covers of "
When I Fall in Love" by Heyman/Young and "
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Les Misérables''. Among other original compositions, "‘O Mauna Leo I Ka La’i" celebrates his Wailuku home and love for his partner Allan B. Cool,
while "Pa’ani I Ka Baso" honors his father and his talent as a bass guitar player. On "Kuhio Makamae", he pays tribute to Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana’ole and his resistance to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and illegal annexation of Hawaii.
Pe'a debuted songs from "Kau Ka Pe'a" on an interview with Oregon Artswatch in 2021. Pe'a held his cd release concert at Blue Note Hawaii in August 2021.
Production
''Kau Ka Pe'a'' was released on April 30, 2021. It was produced, mixed and mastered by Dave Tucciarone in Honolulu, Hawaii, and co-produced by Kalani Pe'a and his partner Allan B. Cool. Some of the musicians performing on the album include
Amy Hānaialiʻi Gilliom,
Kimie
Kimié Kauikeolani Miner better known as Kimié, is an Grammy Award nominated producer, American singer-songwriter and musician of Native Hawaiian and Portuguese descent. In November 2019 Miner earned her first Grammy Award nomination for the c ...
Miner,
Imua Garza
Imua Garza is a Grammy Award nominated producer, vocalist, musician, recording engineer and composer. His first official professional music release was around the age of 11. He then went on to record and perform with the ukulele group Opihi Picker ...
, Dave Tucciarone, Kenneth Makuakane, Ikaika Blackburn, Wailau Ryder, Nalei Pokipala, Aaron Nelson and Reggie Padilla.
Pe'a also worked with Hawaiian music writers on the album including Larry Kimura and Kumu Kawaikapuokalani Frank Hewett.
Awards
''Kau Ka Pe'a won the
Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album at the
64th Annual Grammy Awards.
Track listing
# Kulāiwi - 3:23
# Kau Ka Pe‘a (feat. Pandanus Club,
Kimie
Kimié Kauikeolani Miner better known as Kimié, is an Grammy Award nominated producer, American singer-songwriter and musician of Native Hawaiian and Portuguese descent. In November 2019 Miner earned her first Grammy Award nomination for the c ...
and Kalenakū ) - 3:23
# ‘A‘ahu Poli‘ahu - 3:58
# ‘O Mauna Leo I Ka La‘i - 3:02
# Pā‘ani I Ka Baso - 3:09
# He Kāheahea I Nā Kini A‘o Lilinoe - 3:30
# When I Fall in Love (E Mau Ke Aloha Ē) (feat.
Amy Hānaialiʻi Gilliom) - 3:57
# Ha‘a Hula - 2:46
# Kaniakapūpū - 4:17
# Kūhiō Makamae - 2:12
# Bring Him Home - 3:11
References
External links
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2021 albums
Kalani Pe'a albums
Hawaiian music