Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue ...

Want to hear a Hawaiian Slide Guitar gliding forth with Hindustani raag, generously peppered with Jazz and Blues? The renowned master of Hindustani slide guitar, Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya would lead ...

Joseph Kekuku created the Hawaiian slide guitar after finding a loose bolt on railroad tracks and using it to change the sounds his traditional guitar made. Select an option below to continue reading ...

Just about every culture imaginable has had some influence on Hawaii. Mexican Gauchos came to Hawaii with the introduction of cattle in the late 18th century; with them they bought guitars as well as ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Alan Akaka is a master at producing haunting melodies and harmonies on the Hawaiian Steel Guitar. As the eight-stringed instrument rests on his lap, he glides a ...

What started as a joke has now become a feature of Jack Johnson’s new album Meet The Moonlight and his world tour, which is headed Down Under. Beer bottles, in fact. Intricately tuned via taking sips ...

Mack Thomas started playing the guitar at the age of 7, taking lessons from a door-to-door teacher for a dollar a session. He recorded his first record at age 12, learned the Hawaiian slide guitar ...

Celebrating its 10th year, the Maui Steel Guitar Festival will return to the Valley Isle April 13 to 15. The first two days of the free event are held at Kaanapali Beach Hotel in West Maui, and the ...

You can take a Tanjorean out of Thanjavur. But you cannot take Thanjavur out of a Tanjorean. Thanjavur was the epicentre of music and dance for centuries. Not surprising, Kamala Shankar, who was born ...

It’s hard to place the occupation of Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya in just one word. He has expanded the scope of Indian classical music through his hybrid approach to several related musical cultures ...

Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue the tradition. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Quincy Cortez ...

KAILUA, Hawaii – Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings – wearable guitar picks – adorning ...