SmithsonianNMAI | Kūpaoa Perform "Waimanu I Ka Lauoha" with Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu Dancing @SmithsonianNMAI | Uploaded May 2020 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Kūpaoa is an award-winning husband and wife musical duo. The lovely voices of Līhau Hannahs Paik and Kellen Paik have delighted listeners and audiences for almost a decade, starting out as musicians who shared stages with friends and each other, and then joining seven years ago as the duo Kupaoa, which has since become a solid institution in the field of Hawaiian music. Here they perform "Waimanu I Ka Lauoha" as Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu dance.
Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, founded by Hula master Patrick Makuakane, who is well known for his innovative choreography. His work is grounded in the traditions of hula, yet he is has also developed a unique style, called hula mua, that uses modern music to provide a whole new dimension to the dance.
This performance was recorded in the Potomac Atrium of the National Museum of the American Indian on May 16, 2014.
Kūpaoa is an award-winning husband and wife musical duo. The lovely voices of Līhau Hannahs Paik and Kellen Paik have delighted listeners and audiences for almost a decade, starting out as musicians who shared stages with friends and each other, and then joining seven years ago as the duo Kupaoa, which has since become a solid institution in the field of Hawaiian music. Here they perform "Waimanu I Ka Lauoha" as Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu dance.
Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, founded by Hula master Patrick Makuakane, who is well known for his innovative choreography. His work is grounded in the traditions of hula, yet he is has also developed a unique style, called hula mua, that uses modern music to provide a whole new dimension to the dance.
This performance was recorded in the Potomac Atrium of the National Museum of the American Indian on May 16, 2014.
