One-Two-Three-Four
With the current Tiki Revival's emphasis on the mid-20th century, it's sometimes easy to forget that there was a much earlier age of Polynesian Pop. In a fascinating bit of musical detective work, Ukulelia reveals how a play that ripped off Madame Butterfly and "the worst song ever written" may have sparked America's first love affair with Hawaiian music. [Link]
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fascinating. i remember being surprised that there was a ukuleili(sp?) in the 1928 film "the crowd". interesting to see how far back some of these things go.
Posted by: william | December 27, 2006 11:32 PM
I'm not exactly sure when ukuleles made their first appearance in mainland music and film, but Hawaiian sheet music was being published as far back as the 1870s.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | December 28, 2006 6:17 AM
are you getting a mr.rapanui grill?
Posted by: mod*mom | December 29, 2006 7:21 PM
It's pretty cool, but not very practical for serious grilling, which I do a lot of, and it's also quite expensive.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | December 30, 2006 12:10 AM