Episode 1114
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Thu, 2020-May-21 01:16 UTC
Length - 1:49
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With 762,518 views on Wednesday, 20 May 2020 our article of the day is Israel Kamakawiwoʻole.
Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (Hawaiian: pronounced [kəˌmɐkəˌvivoˈʔole], Hawaiian for 'the fearless eye, the bold face'; May 20, 1959 – June 26, 1997), also called Bruddah Iz or IZ, was a Native Hawaiian singer-lyricist, musician and Hawaiian sovereignty activist.
He achieved commercial success outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future was released in 1993. His medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" was released on his albums Ka ʻAnoʻi and Facing Future. It was subsequently featured in several films, television programs and television commercials.
Along with his ukulele playing and incorporation of other genres, such as jazz and reggae, Kamakawiwoʻole remains influential in Hawaiian music.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:16 UTC on Thursday, 21 May 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Israel Kamakawiwoʻole on Wikipedia.
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