SOhO Presents Makana The Gift of Slack Key!

With his intricate guitar playing featured on three Grammy-nominated albums, internationally renowned guitarist and vocalist Makana has earned recognition as a master of Hawaiian slack key guitar. His current show – Makana: The Gift of Slack Key Guitar – is a tribute to the rich history and traditions of Hawaiian music, an appreciation of his mentors, the early masters of slack key guitar, including the legendary Sonny Chillingworth.

Through stories ancient to contemporary, historical and cultural context, and songs direct from the masters, Makana brings his phenomenal guitar and vocal skills to illuminate the history of Hawaiian slack key traditions, share insights from his direct musical lineage and his innovations that continue to advance the style, and leave audiences with a deeper exposure and understanding of slack key guitar’s evolution in Hawaii.