2 Thursday, March 16, 2017 Photo by JAMES KIMO GARRETT Henry Kapono brings his show, “The Songs of C&K,” to the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea at 7 p.m. Thursday (March 23). Joining Kapono in a tribute to the music of Cecilio & Kapono is Hawaii Music Award-winner Johnny Valentine, Alx Kawakami of Manoa DNA and 2016 Most Promising Artist Na Hoku Hanohano award-winner Blayne Asing. Contemporary Hawaiian classics Kapono and friends to present ‘The Songs of C&K’ at the Kahilu When Hawaii music group Cecilio & Kapono were at the height of their popularity in the 1970s, they just “played the songs,” says award-winning musician Henry Kapono. “We didn’t have to talk about it.” Today, things are different. “The whole music industry has changed so much,” Kapono says. “Now people want what’s genuine. They want to know where it came from. They are excited to communicate and just get to know you.” For instance, Kapono explains how the C&K hit “Highway in the Sun” was inspired. “I wrote that song when we were touring in the ’70s, and we were driving up Highway 101 in California,” Kapono recalls. “It was springtime, so all the flowers were in bloom. I was looking out the window at all the flowers and I said, ‘You get some beautiful flowers here.’ Our manager, who was from Los Angeles, said, ‘Man, those are weeds.’ So I said, ‘Well, you have beautiful weeds here. I think I’ll write a song.’ “I paint a picture of what we were doing back in the day.” So, some of Kapono’s concerts have grown to include this storytelling component of how certain favorite melodies came to be. This is an especially important part of his latest March 16 2017 4. Horsing around Veterinarians to present new book at museum 6. Whodunit? KDEN presents Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder on the Nile’ 10. Puzzles Entertain your brain 12. Let’s Go Out Ono grinds CREDITS: Editor David Bock Writer Katie Young Yamanaka Photography Hollyn Johnson Design Nathan Christophel Katie Young YAMANAKA Big Island Vibe Email your Island Beat announcements to entertainment@hawaiitribune-herald.com See CLASSICS Page 11
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