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Kï Ho‘alu (Loosen the Key) is a brand new DVD featuring the performances of Keola Beamer. Its multiple awards include; "Best Documentary" - New York International Film Festival, "Best Cinematography" - Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, and the "Gold Remi" Award at the Houston International Film Festival. The film was produced and directed by Kenneth M. Burgmaier. Critics have called this feature length movie, "An Uplifting Spiritual Journey" and "The Best Slack Key Documentary Ever Made." It includes appearances by Willie Nelson, George Winston, Ozzie Kotani, Ledward Ka'apana, Willie K, Cindy Combs, Moanalani and Nona Beamer.
Keola Beamer is one of Hawaii's premier singer/songwriters, arrangers, composers, and slack key guitarists. His well of talent springs from five generations of the Island's most illustrious musical lineages. The Beamer family traces their roots to the 15th century descendants of King Kamehemeha and Queen Ahiakumai.
Keola established himself early as a leader of the wave of contemporary Hawaiian music when he wrote the classic Honolulu City Lights - which is one of the absolute all-time best selling recordings in the history of Hawaiian Music.
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