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Any one here ever give a listen to Brudda Iz's music? You've probably heard him sing, "Somewhere over the Rainbow". He is another that left us way too soon. Here is a link to a memorial site.
http://www.geocities.com/~ukulele/iz.html
I wish we could have seen him on MPI during its run. Give a bit more props to the native Hawai'ian culture. If you want to hear his music, I suggest www.imeem.com.
http://www.geocities.com/~ukulele/iz.html
I wish we could have seen him on MPI during its run. Give a bit more props to the native Hawai'ian culture. If you want to hear his music, I suggest www.imeem.com.
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I'm a big fan of Bruddah Iz.
You can get his albums on amazon.com . My favorite one is "Facing Future".
You can get his albums on amazon.com . My favorite one is "Facing Future".
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In checking out Bruddah Iz's Wiki page, I see that "Facing Future" became Hawaii's first certified platinum album. I did not know that!
It looks like a different guy to me, but I've never seen what Iz looked like in the 1980s.Agatha wrote:...is that IZ playing the drums and chanting during the luau in the Kapu episode?
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You're right, James. It doesn't look like the IZ on the memorial page. I posted without actually looking at the episode.
Oh well. Still interesting. And I LOVE his "Over the Rainbow!!" If it's the one I'm thinking about. Haven't really checked that out either...
Oh well. Still interesting. And I LOVE his "Over the Rainbow!!" If it's the one I'm thinking about. Haven't really checked that out either...
Isn't the ocean beautiful at sunset? So soft....so peaceful...so romantic!
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Definitely love this guy. When I first heard his stuff in the mid-90s I had trouble finding any CDs in Toronto (where I lived at the time). I then found a Honolulu-based website on that newfangled internet thing and made my first online purchase: two IZ cds. Unfortunately, I after the exchange rate, shipping charges and Canadian duty, they ended up costing me almost CA$35 each!
Still, it's hard to put a price on music that sends you on a mental vacation to the middle of the Pacific.
Still, it's hard to put a price on music that sends you on a mental vacation to the middle of the Pacific.
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I didn't recognize the name or face, but I searched and found Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I recognized it immediately, though I'm not sure from where - maybe a commercial?
It's a beautiful song, thanks for posting the topic Frodoleader.
It's a beautiful song, thanks for posting the topic Frodoleader.
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It's been used in several movies. Great for triggering a teary ending to a story! The only one I can think of right now is Finding Forrester, but I remember noticing it in others as well.rubber chicken wrote:I recognized it immediately, though I'm not sure from where - maybe a commercial?
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Sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but I've only recently started listing to Iz after seeing his photo in just about every ABC store in Hawaii and hearing him all over the islands.
If that is him (I don't think it is) in the Kapu episode it would be during his days in The Makaha Sons of Ni’ihau I think. Here he is in 1982:
I can't believe he died at 38. So sad. His music really does take you to the middle of the Pacific.
If that is him (I don't think it is) in the Kapu episode it would be during his days in The Makaha Sons of Ni’ihau I think. Here he is in 1982:
I can't believe he died at 38. So sad. His music really does take you to the middle of the Pacific.
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