Episode 2051
Nani Alapai
Thu, 2022-Dec-15 00:38 UTC
Length - 1:56
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The random article for Thursday, 15 December 2022 is Nani Alapai.
Nani Alapai (December 1, 1874 – October 1, 1928) was a Hawaiian soprano singer of Native Hawaiian and Filipino descent during the early 1900s. Despite not receiving any formal musical training, she was hired as a vocalist of the Royal Hawaiian Band by bandmaster Henri Berger. She became the leading prima donna of the early era of Hawaiian music through her traveling performances with the Royal Hawaiian Band in Hawaii and on the mainland United States. Recording a number of songs, she helped popularized "Aloha ʻOe" by Queen Liliʻuokalani with one of the earliest recordings of the song. She directly and indirectly influenced many later Hawaiian musicians including Lena Machado and her adoptive grandson Kahauanu Lake.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:38 UTC on Thursday, 15 December 2022.
For the full current version of the article, see Nani Alapai on Wikipedia.
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