IESU ME KE KANAKA WAIWAI
Created on 01/04/2016Latest update on 13/08/2024
Artist: Eddie Kamae & The Sons Of Hawaii
Author: John K/Pua Almeida
Label: Lehua
Year: 1971
Ukulele virtuoso. Means Jesus And The Rich Man. Probably exists since the 19th century. Almeida re-wrote it in 1915 for the Mormon church.
Covers:
- 1976:
Ry Cooder [as Kanaka Wai Wai on Chicken Skin Music with slack key guitarist Gabby Pahinui who influenced Eddie Kamae]
