Dos Islas - Two Islands | Ben Kaimana Diamond

Dos Islas - Two Islands

by Ben Kaimana Diamond

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$7 USD or more

1.	Jocelyn Slack Key 02:00	info	buy track
2.	Dos Islas 04:26	info	buy track
3.	Windchimes 02:52	info	buy track
4.	Au Kai 03:33	info	buy track
5.	Opihi MoeMoe a Pahinui 04:13	info	buy track
6.	Buckets of Rain 03:04	info	buy track
7.	Old Maunaloa 04:07	info	buy track
8.	Clockwork 03:09	info	buy track
9.	Jordan's Kitchen Hula 02:18	info	buy track
10.	Manini 01:48	info	buy track
11.	Sanoe 03:38	info	buy track
12.	Pupu Hinuhinu (Shiny Little Shell) 02:55	info	buy track

about

Ki ho'alu, which literally means "loosen the key," is the Hawaiian name
for the solo fingerpicked style unique to Hawai'i. In this tradition, the strings (or "keys") are "slacked" to produce many different tunings, which usually contain a major chord, or a chord with a major 7th or a 6th note.

Slack key derives its unique sound from techniques such as "hammering -on" and "pulling-off." These techniques mimic the yodels and falsettos common in Hawaiian singing. Harmonics and slides are also common.

The roots of slack key can be traced to the 1830's when the guitar was first introduced to the islands by the Spanish and Mexican cowboys who were hired to teach Hawaiian cowboys how to handle an overpopulation of cattle.

My slack key journey was launched by a chance listening at Tower Records in 1996. It was love at first sound.

credits

released December 5, 2007

Mahalo to Emedin, Eric, Sam, and Sara for lending your talent.
Mahalo to Hal Kinnaman for inspiration.
Mahalo to Gabriel, Jordan, Noah and Sara for everything.

Ben Diamond: Steel and Nylon Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele, Native American
Flute.
Sara Diamond: Cello on "Pupu Hinuhinu".
Emedin Rivera: Percussion on "Jocelyn Slack Key", "Dos Islas", Clockwork.
Eric Helming: Bass on "Buckets of Rain".
Sarah Michael Novia: Vocals on "Buckets of Rain".

© 2007, Ben Diamond.
ben-diamond.com
Email: lihslackkey@aol.com.

license

about

Ben Kaimana Diamond New York

It was love at first sound.

I've been playing guitar since 1981 and I started playing Ki ho'alu (Hawaiian slack key or "open" tuning) in 1996. Over the years, I've studied Slack Key with Hal Kinnaman and Keola Beamer. ... more

Recommendations

contact / help

Contact Ben Kaimana Diamond

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

Ben Kaimana Diamond recommends:

VASUBANDHU
by Bob Westcott

Bob is just one of those phenomenal artists. Great composer and great player and also a great person. So ... like that! Ben Kaimana Diamond
go to album

If you like Ben Kaimana Diamond, you may also like:

Years in Marble
by Raoul Vignal

featured on Bandcamp Radio Jun 8, 2021
go to album
Dakota Blue Moon
by Jackson Harden

Gorgeous acoustic Americana from North Carolina, stripped-back and sublime. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 5, 2023
go to album
Papa Bear Sings Baby Bear a Lullaby in a Bearhouse
by Hige Kuma

Raucous jams from this Austin artist with hooks so immediate, they bury themselves in your brain. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 28, 2021
go to album
Headwaters
by Alexa Rose

Breathtakingly beautiful Americana bolstered by an assured sense of melody and razor-sharp lyrics. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 16, 2021
go to album
Not A Party At All
by Lambs & Wolves

Charming German indie pop with the keen melodic sensibilities and melancholic undercurrent of some of the style's best practitioners. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 26, 2021
go to album