Hawaii to Calcutta: A Tribute to Tau Moe

Release Date: 27th Jan 2017
Catalogue No: TUGCD1100
Label: Riverboat

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Aloha-alaap (Hawaiian Sunrise)

Kaua I Ka Huahua 'I (Hawaiian War Chant)

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The story of the Hawaiian slide guitar's arrival in India is every historian's dream – a twisting tale of great wonder and subtle mystery. 'Hawaii to Calcutta: A Tribute To Tau Moe' is Pandit Debashish Bhattcharya's dedication to Tau Moe, veritable musical folk legend and one of the first to introduce the instrument to India's enthusiastic shores. Tau Moe (1908 - 2004) was born in Samoa and raised in Hawaii. With his wife and children, Moe travelled the globe for over sixty-one years, undertaking an unbelievable odyssey and igniting leftfield musical fires wherever he fared. The Moe family lived in India for several years, performing, teaching and collaborating with local musicians all the while. Tau's mellifluous slide guitar vernacular was indelibly popular with Indian audiences and musicians alike. Tau Moe's vibration resonates deeply through the central chakra of this album as we hear Debashish's musical genius playfully and gymnastically stretch across popular Hawaiian repertoire. It was captured during Debashish's many visits to Hawaii in the company of his dear friends and musical conspirators. Revel in auditory melisma, as Pandit Debashish Bhattcharya immerses himself in great tribute to Hawaii, the golden land of the slide guitar.

Hawaii to Calcutta: A Tribute to Tau Moe

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