Making Music

album cover Manoa MA candidate Aaron Sala released his first CD Ka ‘Upu Aloha Alone with My Thoughts. Sala’s highly acclaimed piano styling is evident on award-winning albums by Na Palapalai, Raitea Helm, ‘Ale’a and Weldon Kekauoha, and his creative arranging style has been lauded at the annual Kamehameha Schools Song Contest.

In this debut album, Sala steps forward to showcase his talent as a solo artist with an accent on piano and vocal interpretations of new songs by Hawai‘i composers such as Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, Kihei de Silva, Randie Kamuela Fong, Keawe Lopes and Kaumakaiwa “Lopaka” Kanaka’ole.

Tracks
• “Hale a Laka” (Randie Kamuela Fong)
• “Mele kakepakepa aloha” (Kaumakaiwa “Lopaka” Kanaka‘ole)
• “Lei ana ‘o Manoa i ka nani o na pua” (Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett)
• “E ho‘i ke aloha Ra‘iatea” (Randie Kamuela Fong)
• “Nani Kaluako‘i (Randie Kamuela Fong)
• “Ehuehu mai nei ‘o Manoa” (Kehei de Silva)
• “My Romance” (Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart)
• “He ‘ono” (Bina Mossman)
• “‘A ‘oia!” (John K. Almeida)
• “Hanohano Manoa” (Keawe Lopes)
• “No vai teire reo” (Tehuitua and Tapua)
• “Ka ‘upu aloha” (Kaleikaumaka)

‘Upu Aloha Alone with My Thoughts is available from the Hula Records website.

—Text excerpted from the distributor’s website.

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