Cyril Pahinui
| Cyril Pahinui | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 21, 1950 |
| Origin | Waimānalo, Hawaii |
| Genres | Hawaiian music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Slack-key guitar |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Labels | Dancing Cat Records |
| Associated acts | Bob Brozman Peter Moon |
| Website | http://www.cyrilpahinui.com/ |
Cyril Pahinui (born April 21, 1950) is a slack-key guitarist and singer of Hawaiian music.
Cyril was born in Waimānalo on the Hawai'ian Island of Oahu. He is the son of Hawaiian guitarist (and Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame inductee) Gabby Pahinui. He has contributed to more than 35 Hawaiian musical releases and three Grammy Award-winning compilations of Hawaiian music. His 1994 album 6 & 12 String Slack Key won the Nā Hōkū Hanohano award for Instrumental Album of the Year and contains "No Ke Ano Ahiahi", perhaps the greatest 12-string kī hō'alu (slack key) and vocal recording ever made. His 2007 album He'eia won the Nā Hōkū Hanohano award for Island Music Album of the Year.
In 2013, Cyril received a fellowship from the Native Arts & Culture Foundation to produce Let's Play Music! Slack Key with Cyril Pahinui & Friends, a program of traditional Hawaiian music developed for PBS Hawaii.[1] In 2014, he received a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award for perpetuating the craft of slack key music through performance and teaching.[2]
Early career
Cyril began to play the ukulele at the age of 7 and learned how to play guitar from watching his father play with other Hawaiian musicians such as Leland Isaacs Sr. and Sonny Chillingworth.[3] The old Hawai'ian way of learning was "Nana ka maka; ho`olohe ka pepeiao; pa`a ka waha"; watch with the eyes, listen with the ears, keep your mouth shut (and practice.) He joined his father's band in the early 1970s, and performed on his father's early recordings for Warner Bros. Records. At the age of 19, his musical career was interrupted when he was drafted into Vietnam, where he served as a sergeant and section chief in the 101st artillery.[4]
References
- ↑ "Cyril Pahinui". 2013 NACF Artist Fellowship. Native Arts & Culture Foundation. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Lifetime Achievement Awards – 2014 Honorees". Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts. May 24, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- ↑ Richardson, Derk (August 23, 2001). "Picking Up The Slack Key With Cyril Pahinui". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- ↑ Rudis, Al (August 27, 2008). "Hawaiian guitar master Cyril Pahinui will headline the E Hula Mau Festival in Long Beach". Press-Telegram News. Long Beach Press Telegram. Retrieved June 27, 2014.