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Make Music Hawai‘i Features Performances By Local Musicians Statewide
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nect through music helped me feel better; so I said ‘I’m all in! What do you need me to do?’”
mances are live and in-person, and some are streaming.
Mailani will be hosting a virtual performance 5-5:30 p.m. from Studio Kauapoʻai- hale in Kahaluʻu.
known for its backyard jams, so this is perfect,” Dalire says. In addition to sharing songs and dance with island audiences, Dalire sees Make Music Day as a way to con- nect musicians to resources. The event’s website pro- vides a portal for musicians
Make Music Hawai‘i will feature performances from musicians of all stripes and genres.
“In the last week, we’ve gotten a nice bump,” she says.
“We have various artists that are participating. Some are well-known and some are backyard jammers who love music,” Dalire adds.
Dalire says there’ll be performances at Windward Mall’s center stage area as well as at Kūpuna Power Studio, where Brickwood Galleria and Friends will take the stage noon-3 p.m.
One special event that ex- emplifies the connection that Make Music Day is all about is its #mysongisyoursong project. This year, Hawai‘i and New York City artists will be swapping songs. Pairedmusicianswilllearn and play an original song by the other artist.
to register to participate. “Because the portal matches artists with venues, this could be a really good thing down the line for peo- ple to find gigs to fill space
A call for artists was an- nounced late last month, and the community responded.
“The performances will be on at various times and lives- treamed on the national stage to share Hawaiʻi’s music with worldwide,” Dalire explains.
The venues range from Bishop Museum and the state Capital,toshoppingmallsand home studios. Many perfor-
Celebrated Hawaiian sto- ryteller, singer, songwrit- er, producer and musician
in their tours. “Thisreallyallowsanyone
“I think it’s a good thing to really share music when you can with whomever you can. This concept allows anyone — they don’t have to be a professional artist — to participate. Hawai‘i is really
to play, and that fits right in with our spirit of aloha and how we like to share music as local people. I think
it’s a win-win for ev- erybody.”
Kumu hula Kaui Dalire (top left) joined Make Music Hawai‘i founder Nalani Jenkins (pictured at top left with Na Leo Pilimehana) to organize Make Music Day in Hawai‘i. The event, slated for June 21, will feature performances at venues across the state. PHOTOS COURTESY MAKE MUSIC HAWAI‘I
For more informa- tion, visit makemusi- chawaii.org.
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