A classic Hawaiian Christmas song played in the "slack key" style!

Ki Ho'alu Christmastime

Mele Kalikimaka

A guitar duet from Kimo's second holiday slack key CD. Left channel is a Tacoma baritone acoustic in open D tuning. Right channel guitar is a Taylor 6 string in open G "Nashville" tuning, capoed to the seventh fret.

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

A super chill collection of all original Hawaiian slack key guitar instrumentals with guest appearances by Simone Vitucci on cello and George Abe on shakuhachi.

07 Bamboo Forest (V2 mastered)(16bit44.1kHz)

06 My Old Island Home (V2 mastered)(16bit44.1kHz)

05 The Iwa Birds (V2 mastered)(16bit44.1kHz)

04 Aloha, Ku'u Hoa (V2 mastered)(16bit44.1kHz)

03 Peaceful Island (V2 mastered)(16bit44.1kHz)

02 A'Ole Pilikia - No Worries (V2 mastered)(16bit44.1kHz)

The starry nights of Waimea on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi are the backdrop to this celestial fusion of slack key guitar and Americana.

Jim Kimo West: acoustic guitars, mandolin, electric baritone guitar, Moog guitar and finger cymbals.
Dan Lutz: upright bass
MB Gordy: percussion

Paniolo Starlight

Inspired by the improvisational style of West African kora playing, two open-tuned guitars come together in a swirl of cascading rhythmic interplay, reinforced with a hypnotic percussion bed.
Credits-
Jim Kimo West: guitars, Moog guitar, mbiral percussion
M.B. Gordy: Bougerabou and shakers
Available on all streaming platforms and at www.jimkimowest.com

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