Hawaiian singer, composer, and pianist Aaron J. Salā is best known for his Hawaiian swing style music. Salā pursued studies in vocal performance and ethnomusicology and has now performed with iconic Hawaiian musicians such as Mahi Beamer, Nina Keali‘iwahamana, and Gary Aiko. He was named Most Promising Artist of the Year at the 2006 Na Hoku Hanohano awards after the release of his debut album “Ka Upu Aloha: Alone With My Thoughts”. Salā has also arranged music for Walt Disney Records and performers such as Kristin Chenoweth and Bette Midler. He is currently putting together a stage production for touring Japan and Hawaii in 2017 and 2018 that focuses on the effects of global warming on islands in the Pacific.
Discography
Napo`ona Mahina: the illusion of reality (2008)
Ka`upu Aloha-Alone With My Thoughts (2005)
Playlist
Artist (Song) Album
- Billy Joe Green (Just To Get Close To You) Swingin’ Tomahawk
- Iskwé (Sometimes) Sometimes – Single
- HIYA the band (Taller) Astral
- Aaron Salā (Mele o ke ke’ena kalaunu) Ka`upu Aloha-Alone With My Thoughts
- Aaron Salā (Ua noho au a kupa) Napo`ona Mahina: the illusion of reality
- Aaron Salā (Lei Ana `o Manoa I Ka Nani O Na Pua) Ka`upu Aloha-Alone With My Thoughts
- John McLeod (Lonely Indian Man) 3 of a Kind
- Annie Humphrey (By Your Side) Uncombed Hair
