Hawaiian Holiday with Kimo West
This warm and engaging fingerpicked guitar style has it’s roots in 1840’s Hawaii, when Mexican vaqueros first brought guitars to the Big Island of Hawaii. If you saw the Oscar-winning film, “The Decendants,” you have experienced this great acoustic guitar tradition. Kimo is a 2008 winner of the Hawaii Music Awards and three- time Na Hoku Hanohano (the Hawaiian ‘Grammy’) nominee. He is also a two-time winner of the LA Treasures Award for his efforts in keeping this important acoustic guitar tradition alive. For his work with “Weird Al”, he has earned four Grammy’s and a Billboard #1 CD debut for 2015’s “Mandatory Fun”. His numerous CD's feature many original compositions as well as inventive arrangements of the genre's classic repertoire. His recent release, “Guitar Stories” goes beyond slack key, exploring other genres like West African guitar, Middle Eastern Music and Americana. His latest CD, “Slackers In Paradise” features steel guitar legend, Ken Emerson.
Date and Time
Friday Dec 21, 2018
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM PST
Friday, December 21, 2018
7:30 p.m.
Location
Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts at Whittier College
6760 Painter Ave.
Whittier, CA 90601
Fees/Admission
General $25
Senior Citizen $25
Student $25
Child $25
Contact Information
E-Mail: boxoffice@whittier.edu
Box Office Phone: 562-907-4203
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