Artist's albums
Island Born
2001 · album
Kolonahe: From the Gentle Wind
1999 · album
Mauna Kea - White Mountain Journal
1997 · album
The Golden Lehua Tree
1996 · album
Moe'uhane Kika - Tales from the Dream Guitar
1995 · album
Sweet Maui Moon
1995 · album
Wooden Boat
1994 · album
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar in the Real Old Style
1972 · album
The Best of Keola and Kapono Beamer
1978 · compilation
Himalayan Sessions
2019 · album
Keola & Moana Beamer in Concert
2017 · album
Malama Ko Aloha
2012 · album
Hawaii's Keola & Kapono Beamer
2008 · album
Ka Hikina O Ka Hau: The Coming of the Snow
2006 · album
Our Beloved Land
2005 · album
Mohala Hou - Music of the Hawaiian Renaissance
2003 · album
Soliloquy: Ka Leo O Loko
2002 · album
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Biography
“Keola Beamer’s [slack key] style is the best there is on the planet”, says Willie Nelson. Keola Beamer has breathed new life into slack key guitar music yet stays true to its deep Hawaiian roots. He is a Hawaiian legend: singer-songwriter, composer, guitar master, with an impeccable, gorgeous style that is featured on The Descendants soundtrack and his 17 CDs. Keola was one of the first to use Hawaiian slack key techniques to create contemporary music that is also at home on jazz or classical stages. His wife Moanalani Beamer joins Keola in performances with her beautiful hula and the exquisite sounds of traditional Hawaiian instruments. Keola Beamerʻs well of talent springs from five generations of Hawaiʻi's most illustrious and beloved musical families. Keola's mother was revered Hawaiian cultural treasure, Aunty Nona Beamer. His great-grandmother was one of Hawaiʻi's most illustrious composers, Helen Desha Beamer. The Beamers trace their roots to royal families of the 14th century and have been cultural practitioners through generations. Keola established himself early as a leader of the wave of contemporary Hawaiian music when he wrote the classic Honolulu City Lights - which is still one of the absolute all-time best selling recordings in the history of Hawaiian Music.