Slack key master Makana to go back, and forward in time at Slack Key Festival in Redondo Beach
by Laila Freeman Celebrated slack key guitarist Makana plans to do more than perform at the 18th Annual Southern California Slack Key Festival, on January 19 at 2 p.m at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. He will also teach the audience what’s behind the music. “Do the listeners know what the song means? Do […]
Jim ‘Kimo’ West returns to Redondo Slack Key Festival
by Garrick Rawlings Redondo Beach will once again host the biggest Hawaiian music concert event on mainland USA this Sunday, January 14 at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. Celebrating their 17\year, the Southern California Slack Key Festival, presented by Kala Koa Entertainment, brings the most respected slack-key guitarists in the world from Hawaii and […]
Spotlight on Music – Slack Key Festival
Over 1,000 Guests in Attendance The Slack Key Festival returned to the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center for its 16th year in January, bringing the biggest and brightest names in Hawaiian music to the mainland. The annual event took fans on a Hawaiian musical journey, showcasing Grammy-winning slack key guitarists, the best hula dancers in […]