Disc 1, entitled “From Hollywood To Honolulu 1931-1957” is a selection of songs from the early popularization of Hawaiian music. The four discs cover different time periods. It’s compulsively readable, showcasing notable Hawaiian musicians, a brief history of the ukulele, and all kinds of lagniappe wrapped in a candy-colored package. The book serves as liner notes, written by James Austin, as well as a collection of memorabilia from a time when the States went tiki crazy, and reproductions of vintage sheet music covers from the Hawaiian heyday. Four discs of carefully curated tracks (105! 105 tracks of Hawaiian music! Your luau could go on for ages!), collecting a vast range of music from the 1920s to the ’70s, are housed in a gorgeous, hardbound book.

I don’t know that a lovelier box set than Hulaland: The Golden Age Of Hawaiian Music has ever crossed my desk.

Music Review: Hulaland: The Golden Age Of Hawaiian Music Published on November 12th, 2015 in: Culture Shock, Current Faves, Music, Music Reviews, Retrovirus, Reviews |

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