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 | Title : Alone in IZ World
Author : Kamakawiwo'ole, Israel "IZ"
Release Date : 20010925
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $22.99
Amazon.com Price : $18.39
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Editorial Reviews :
The artist behind Facing Future, the top-selling Hawaiian album of all time, the late Israel 'IZ' Kamakawiwo'ole was possessed of a voice so sweet, so tender, and so lovely that it continues to deeply stir those who hear it long after he died. Lovingly assembled and notated by producer Jon de Mello, Alone in IZ World is comprised of both alternate versions of Kamakawio'ole's best-loved songs as well as tracks never before heard by the public. The latter category includes versions of 'Hanohano No Na Cowboy,' the playfully incomplete opening on 'Mona Lisa,' and 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,' on which IZ takes a rare turn at harmonizing with himself. In light of his premature passing, devastatingly beautiful alternate cuts of 'Starting All Over Again' and 'In This Life' are especially poignant. And 'Over the Rainbow'--IZ's renditions were heard in Meet Joe Black and Finding Forrester--may never again sound so pure.
Buyer Reviews :
My Mama is of Hawaiian descent and met my Dad while he was stationed in Hawaii during WWII. Growing up in the NorthEast did not allow me the exposure to Hawaiian music that I would have liked. We listened to my Mama's Hawaiian music on 78's, but we never understood the language. The melodies were often pretty, but we were clueless as to what was being said. (Remember--our language was taken away and the elders discouraged using the Hawaiian language.)
I was growing tired of Hawaiian music always being stereotyped and associated with Don Ho. So, I hit the music stores and stumbled across 'IZ' by accident. I listened to the whole CD (Face the Future) in the store and bought it immediately.
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (say that 3 times fast!) is an angel with a beautiful voice who should be honored and remembered by the Hawaiian natives.
On his new CD, 'Alone in IZ world', the song 'Starting all over again' couldn't be more appropriate in light of the bombings at the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Listen to it, absorb it, buy it. It's worth it!
(by J.G. Merola)
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