Various Artists - Aloha Got Soul (2016)

New on Strut for February 2016, 'Aloha Got Soul' encompasses a vibrant era of contemporary music made in Hawai'i during the 1970s to the mid-1980s as jazz, rock, funk, disco and R&B co-existed alongside Hawaiian folk music. Hawai'i's identity had undergone huge change: statehood into America in '59 and the Vietnam War were the backdrop as Hawai'i's youth found inspiration in a new wave of international music led initially by The Beatles and Stones and, later, by US R&B bands like Earth Wind & Fire and Tower Of Power. Garage bands flourished during the '60s and, by the '70s, live music was at its peak. W aikīkī was filled with clubs: The Point After, Infinity's, Hawaiian Hut, Spats and more. For the '70s generation of artists, some came through the talent contest 'Home Grown' and its accompanying compilation LP.

Tracklist:

01. Tender Leaf - Countryside Beauty 03:31
02. Aura - Yesterdays Love 04:54
03. Aina - Your Light 03:12
04. Lemuria - Get That Happy Feeling (Instrumental) 04:08
05. Roy And Roe - Just Dont Come Back 05:00
06. Hawaii - Lady Of My Heart 03:09
07. Hal Bradbury - Call Me 02:59
08. Mike Lundy - Love One Another 04:57
09. Nova - I Feel Like Getting Down 06:27
10. Nohelani Cypriano - OKailua 02:12
11. Brother Noland - Kawaihae 04:06
12. Marvin Franklin With Kimo And The Guys - Kona Winds 03:33
13. Greenwood - Sparkle 04:15
14. Chucky Boy Chock And Mike Kaawa with Brown Co -… 03:12
15. Steve And Teresa - KahoOlawe Song 03:21
16. Rockwell Fukino - Coast To Coast 05:01