Kika Kila - How the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Changed the Sound of Modern Music

"Published with the assistance of the Anniversary Fund of the University of North Carolina Press."

About the author

John W. Troutman is Curator of American Music at the National Museum of American History.

Summary

Since the nineteenth century, the distinct tones of kk kila, the Hawaiian steel guitar, have defined the island sound. Here historian and steel guitarist John Troutman offers the instrument's definitive history, from its discovery by a young Hawaiian royalist named Joseph Kekuku to its revolutionary influence on American and world music.

Product details

• Authors: John W Troutman, John W. Troutman
• Publisher: University Of North Carolina
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781469659091
• ISBN: 978-1-4696-5909-1
• No. of pages: 392
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Organology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Amerikanische Geschichte, USA Westen, Traditionelle Musik und Volksmusik, Music / Songbooks, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY), MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Guitar, MUSIC / Ethnomusicology