Cyril Pahinui - Kowali (instrumental) from his album Night Moon - Po Mahina

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Kowali
The title of this traditional Slack Key melody is a variant spelling of Koali (Morning Glory).

Cyril learned it from his dad and Atta Isaacs, who often performed duets together. He plays the song in a tuning that was created by Atta Isaacs, and that has become known as "Atta's C", the C Major Tuning (C--G--E--G--C--E). Cyril likes to use the 12--string for its added resonance and tone. "My dad also liked the 12--string. They're harder to keep in tune and to solo on, but they've got a lot of power."

About the record:
Four years after his Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning debut album on Dancing Cat, Cyril returns with a second stunning mix of twelve Hawaiian standards-seven played as slack key instrumentals and five with his warm, heartfelt vocals accompanied only by his guitar. On PO MAHINA, Cyril weaves musical magic evocative of a moonlit night in Hawai'i. Once more, he displays why he is considered one of Hawai'i's greatest slack key guitarists in history.