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KALANI PE‘A Singer/Songwriter
Four-time GRAMMY® Award winner (2025, 2022, 2019, 2017) Only Hawaiian artist to win in Regional Roots category
“Gifted with a gorgeous voice and a flair for composing resonant Hawaiian songs, [he’s] a major, innovative figure in contemporary Hawaiian music.” – Maui News
“Kalani Pe 'a holds an important place in the history of Hawaiian music... [His] third album...displays the depth and breadth of his talent as a vocalist and songwriter in vivid style.” -- Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Kalani Pe’a’s third and most recent release Kau Ka Pe’a garnered his 3rd Grammy win in Regional Roots. He took home his 2nd Grammy Award in 2019 for his second CD No ‘Ane’i [We Belong Here], a release that hit #1 on iTunes World Music Charts and #11 on Billboard’s World Music Charts. His debut album E Walea won him his first Grammy® Award in 2017 for “Best Regional Roots Music Album”, which also received the 2017 Na Hoku Hanohano Award (Hawai‘i’s “Grammy”) for Best Hawaiian Contemporary Album, making Hawaiian music history as the only album ever to win both a Grammy and Na Hoku.
The Maui News praises “[his] distinguished...flair for Hawaiian language composition, a talent for fusing traditional and contemporary elements into his music and his wide, expressive vocal range.”
February 2020 saw his New York debut, at a sold-out
performance at Jazz at Lincoln Center for Lincoln Center’s
American Songbook, the first Hawaiian artist to be featured on the series.
Four-time GRAMMY® Award winner (2025, 2022, 2019, 2017) Only Hawaiian artist to win in Regional Roots category
“Gifted with a gorgeous voice and a flair for composing resonant Hawaiian songs, [he’s] a major, innovative figure in contemporary Hawaiian music.” – Maui News
“Kalani Pe 'a holds an important place in the history of Hawaiian music... [His] third album...displays the depth and breadth of his talent as a vocalist and songwriter in vivid style.” -- Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Kalani Pe’a’s third and most recent release Kau Ka Pe’a garnered his 3rd Grammy win in Regional Roots. He took home his 2nd Grammy Award in 2019 for his second CD No ‘Ane’i [We Belong Here], a release that hit #1 on iTunes World Music Charts and #11 on Billboard’s World Music Charts. His debut album E Walea won him his first Grammy® Award in 2017 for “Best Regional Roots Music Album”, which also received the 2017 Na Hoku Hanohano Award (Hawai‘i’s “Grammy”) for Best Hawaiian Contemporary Album, making Hawaiian music history as the only album ever to win both a Grammy and Na Hoku.
The Maui News praises “[his] distinguished...flair for Hawaiian language composition, a talent for fusing traditional and contemporary elements into his music and his wide, expressive vocal range.”
February 2020 saw his New York debut, at a sold-out
performance at Jazz at Lincoln Center for Lincoln Center’s
American Songbook, the first Hawaiian artist to be featured on the series.
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