Keola Beamer, steps away
Keola Beamer and most of humanity are within 6 degrees of each other. This matrix combines the small-world principle behind this seemingly magical fact with inter-artist recommendations-in-series in order to make all artists potential curators and discoverable within a handful (or two) of steps from everywhere on the planet. It works like this:
I RECOMMEND people (do you?)Keola Beamer & degrees of proximity
Why again is Keola Beamer mere steps away from other artists in here, and by extension, most everybody on the planet?
WHO CURATES "I RECOMMEND" ABOVE?
- Vertex/Edges Out by: The Matrix
Artist & Where
- Name: Keola Beamer
- City/Place: Lahaina, Hawaii
- Country: United States
Life & Work
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Bio:
“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 16 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.
Contact Information
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Management/Booking:
Booking - USA, Japan, Europe & Worldwide
Ms. Karen Fischer - Pasifika Artists Network
661 Kilihau Street, Wailuku, HI 96793
mobile (808) 283-7007
email: karen@pasifika-artists.com
Inquiries, Music Licensing / U.S. & Foreign Rights
Starscape Music (ASCAP)
P.O. Box 10784, Lahaina, HI 96761
tel (406) 225-5302
email: starscape@twc.com
Media & Markets
- ▶ Buy My Music (downloads/CDs/DVDs): http://kbeamer.com/cds-and-recordings/
- ▶ Book Purchases: http://kbeamer.com/books/
- ▶ Twitter: keolabeamer
- ▶ Instagram: keolabeamer
- ▶ Website: http://kbeamer.com
- ▶ YouTube Music: http://music.youtube.com/channel/UCDGr6A2DZlTo9cwgbbtSZFg
- ▶ Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/0RYdFktBJKdNLh8rRAYvAp
- ▶ Spotify 2: http://open.spotify.com/album/5IvZf6jkaOeib9EvdyyJr8
- ▶ Spotify 3: http://open.spotify.com/album/7exI8pOfEpmXsi9ZhGUiZU
- ▶ Spotify 4: http://open.spotify.com/album/1PnT3rg8q1hYh59GVs11Rm
- ▶ Spotify 5: http://open.spotify.com/album/08YI8LesmeKpQXnE3eBdly
- ▶ Spotify 6: http://open.spotify.com/album/0Ruon4ZmAG1KfjnrppTaTF
ABOUT THE MATRIX
This matrix is dedicated to creative artists and non-algorithmic discovery.
It was described (to some degree) and can be accessed via this article in British journal The Guardian (which named our radio of matrixed artists as one of ten best in the world):
www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/apr/17/10-best-music-radio-station-around-world
While the Brazilian musicians I work with now you may not know, I formerly worked (chasing unpaid royalties!) on behalf of Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Led Zeppelin, Jim Hall, Mongo Santamaria, Gilberto Gil, Astrud Gilberto, Wah Wah Watson (Melvin Ragin), Philip Glass, The Cadillacs (Earl Carroll), The Flamingos (Zeke and Jake Carey), and others, including Oscar-winning world-class great-guy Robb Royer. I was interviewed by David Dye for broadcast on U.S. National Public Radio several years ago ... about the Brazilians:
- Randy "Pardal/Sparrow" Roberts
All is more connected than we know.
w/ David Dye for U.S. National Public Radio
The matrix was inspired in (the kabbalah-inspired fiction of) Borges' El Aleph, that in the pillar in Cairo's Mosque of Amr, where the universe in its entirety throughout all time is perceivable as an infinite hum from deep within the stone...
Our logo, per the "spirit" above, is a cortador de cana, a cane cutter. It was designed by Walter Mariano, professor of design at the Federal University of Bahia to reflect the origins of the music the shop specialized in. The Brazilian "aleph" doesn't hum... it dances and sings.
