Thursday, January 14, 2010

Wonderful World featuring Israel IZ Kamakawiwoole

*Israel Kamakawiwoole Hawaiian "What A Wonderful World Song"
*Israel IZ Kamakawiwoole Hawaiian "Over the Rainbow Song"
*Listen to Free Hawaiian Music Downloads

"WONDERFUL WORLD" featuring Israel IZ Kamakawiwoole
"Hawaiian Artist Israel Kamakawiwoole" is featured on vocals, and solo ukulele. While Israel Kamakawiwo'ole the Hawaiian singer better known simply as "IZ" first came to public attention as a member of the popular Hawaiian group known as "The Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau", it was his solo career which brought him into national noteriety. Those who mourned his passing in 1997 and countless others who know little about the Hawaiian native will be inspired by the depth of range on the "Wonderful World" album. A composition gathered from various recording session out-takes, this CD touches the heart and caresses the soul with IZ's sweet tenor voice. His vocal renderings are accompanied by his now famous solo ukelele performances including the now famous "Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World" featured in the movies; "Meet Joe Black", "Finding Forrester", and on TV in the popular series "ER" and the E-Toys commercial. Relax and celebrate with the sweet sounds of "Wonderful World" with us.

Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole (May 20, 1959 - June 26, 1997) is one of the most beloved and fondly remembered Hawaiian Music artists and composers in the Hawaiian islands. "IZ" was Born in Honolulu Hawaii in 1959 and spent the first five years of his life with his Grandfather, ("Tutu Kane" in Hawaiian) on the Hawaiian island of Niihau. In 1964 he returned to the island of Oahu to live with his immediate family and learned the importance of his Hawaiian language and heritage. IZ was a native Hawaiian, who upon his death in 1997, at the age of 38, was only the second citizen to receive the honor of having his body lay in state at the capitol building in Honolulu Hawaii. Israel IZ Kamakawiwoole is remembered fondly in Hawaii and throughout his worldwide fan base as much more than just a singer, song writer and composer. IZ sings original Contemporary Hawaiian Music in the native Hawaiian tongue and performs his beautiful ukulele songs using his solo tenor ukulele to accompany the gentle purity of his golden smooth and passionate voice which covers an extraordinary range of vocal octaves.

"Wonderful World" is one of the Hawaiian CD Music albums that garnered "IZ" international recognition and made him a superstar among Hawaiians or as "IZ" liked to say; "Hawaiians at heart"... His music was featured in last year's "Superbowl Half-time Show" and on the popular television series "ER". His heartfelt and dreamy rendition of the "Some Where over the Rainbow" & "What a Wonderful World Songs" have also been heard Internationally in the movies; "Meet Joe Black", "Finding Forrester" and "50 First Dates". These presentations have resulted in "IZ" becoming the bestselling Hawaiian Artist of all time.

*Michael AngelOh Website Index
*Hawaiian Music History and Hawaii Music Culture
*What A Wonderful World Hawaiian Israel Kamakawiwoole