East Is West And The Twain Shall Meet In Hawaii

 

East Is East and West Is West

East is East and West is West and the Twain Shall Meet In Hawaii
Recorded in Hawaii
Produced by Tommy Kearns
Waikiki Records STEREO-LP-313

From the back cover: No other place in the world does the East meet the West with such coordination as in Hawaii.With perfect simplicity of understanding and with complete lack of prejudice of any sort, all nations have mingled with a serenity and ease which adds to the charm of this lovely paradise. Many of Hawaii's songs and peoples reflect these happy unions.

As you listen to these selections from Hawaii's favorites, notice the tinkle of the Far East, the robustness of the West – mingled with the lull of the sparkling blue Pacific.

These things are international – and truly Hawaiian...love, longing, joy, sadness and extreme happiness.

More than any nation, the Hawaiians have written their history in song. It is fitting that as other races were introduced into the islands, they brought with them their very best and most pleasant traditions which were absorbed and therefore recorded in the music unique to this Paradise for all.

Our artists, too, show the passing of generations in this ideal atmosphere. The principal artist – Eddie Spencer – is a classic example, being of Alii (or Royal) Hawaiian, Hawaiian-Chinese and English extraction. He is a perennial favorite with all who visit the Islands, these nationalities being mixed into the happy, smiling, gentle artist who warms the hearts of all who hear him.

The other artists are a cross-section of Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Japanese, Tahitian, French, Swedish, Russian, English and Polynesian-giving living proof that all people can live and enjoy being together.

Dreams Of Old Hawaii
Ia Neke
E Mama E
Aloha Sunset Land
Ahulili
Lei Aloha Lei Makamae
Tahiti Nui
The Wedding Song – Ke Kali Nei Au
Mauna Loa
Old Plantation
Paradise Isle
Song Of The Island – Na Lei O Hawaii