Blog Transcript: Led Kaapana

Led Kaapana: Hawaiian music, makes it Hawaiian music, I guess because of maybe could be the vocal, the way they sing, the combination of the falsetto. In Hawaiian, it’s called leo ki`eki`e. And that, with the feelings, the music is like it comes from the soul. That’s why I think for my music, the Hawaiian music comes from my soul, and the music goes out and grabs people and makes them cry. I just did the Lowell Festival. I made a lot of people cry, and they come up to me and says, “I cannot believe; you made my day and you made me cry.” And I said, “You know what? That’s a blessing.” And I love when I hear people say it, because I know I did the right thing. I took you back to your days. You reminisce whatever happened. And they tell me, “That’s what it is. I just sat there with my eyes closed.” So the Hawaiian music is like a healing -- to me, it’s like a healing music. Back home, we have people that they’re feeling ill, they’re sick; all we have to do is go over there and play for them, go visit them and bring them a guitar and start play slack key music and singing leokeiki, the falsetto. And next thing you know, they’re smiling, tears coming out of their eye, and they feel so great. So it’s like a medicine to them.