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Stephen Inglis
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Recognized as one of the most diverse artists in Hawaii today, Stephen is equally at home on the acoustic & electric guitar. The art of Ki Ho’alu; Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, has been at the heart of his music in recent years. In 2012 Stephen joined Hawaiian music legend Dennis Kamakahi, and was honored for Waimaka Helelei; 2012 Nā Hōkū Hanohano “Slack Key Album of the Year”. Stephen’s composition “Redwood Slack Key” was featured on the Grammy Nominated and Nā Hōkū Hanohano award winning album, “Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Volume 2″ in 2009. His music has also graced Film and Television projects like, NBC affiliate KHON’S: “Hawaii’s Saint Damian: A journey of Sacrifice”. Slackinʻ on Dylan, his last solo project, won the Hawaii Music Award for “Folk Album of the year”.
Stephen has also contributed guitar work to albums by renowned artists such as Kenneth Makuakane and has toured with Slack Key Masters Dennis Kamakahi,Ozzie Kotani, Cindy Combs, Makana and Hawaiian Music Legends The Makaha Sons. Stephen was born and raised in the beautiful valley of Palolo, on the island of O‘ahu. He found music in his life initially through the piano, when at the age of 5 he performed on stage with the founder of the Suzuki method. Stephenʻs musical life continued with the Honolulu Boy Choir from age seven to nine.In his teens, the piano was quickly replaced by guitar, during which time Stephen played with local favorites Red Session, Palolo Jones and The Grateful Dead’s Bill Kreutzmann. |
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