A classic holiday tune played in the slack key style.

Ki Ho'alu Christmastime

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

A holiday classic arranged for two guitars and played in the "slack key" style.

Good King Wenceslas

Played in the slack key style, on a 60's Guild nylon string

O Holy Night

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.

10 The Gentle Rain of Koali (V2 mastered)(16bit44.1kHz)

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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