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Keali'i Reichel
Keali’i Reichel, born Carleton Lewis Kealiʻinaniaimokuokalani Reichel in the
early 1960s, made a mark on the world music stage by performing the music of his
native Hawaii, as well as promoting that state’s traditional musical and dance
culture around the globe. After an arrest in his early 20s led to some time
studying Hawaiian history, he devoted his energies to learning as much as he
could and sharing it with the world. In 1994 he recorded his first collection of
traditional songs, Kawaipunahele, and self-released the album. It went on to
sell over 300,000 copies, becoming the...
