Artist Info: Eddie Kamae

Eddie Kamae (4 August 1927 - January 7, 2017) was a Hawaiian musician, one of the founding members of Sons of Hawaii. He was a 'ukulele virtuoso, singer, composer, film producer and primary proponent of the Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance*.

Eddie Leilani Kamae was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised both there and in Lahaina, Maui. His grandmother was a dancer for King David Kalākaua's court.

He learned to play the 'ukulele with an instrument his bus driver brother found on the public transport. [read more...]