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Biography
Infobox musical artist|| image = Kealii Reichel Kukahi 2005.jpg| caption = || image_size = || background = solo_singer| name = Kealiokinai Reichel| birth_name = Carleton Lewis Kealiokinainaniaimokuokalani Reichel| instrument = Ukulele , Vocals | Born = 1961| death_date = || origin = Lahaina, Hawaii , United States of America|USA | genre = Hawaiian Music | occupation = Musician Kumu Hula | years_active = || label = || associated_acts = || website = | Carleton Lewis Kealiokinainaniaimokuokalani Reichel (born 1961) popularly known as Kealiokinai Reichel , is a popular and bestselling singer, songwriter, choreographer, dancer, chanter, scholar, teacher, and personality from the State of Hawaii|Hawaiokinai . He has spent his life educating the world about Hawaiian culture through music and dance.
Kealiokinai (pronounced Kay-ah-LEE-ee) Reichel was born and raised on the island of Maui . Reichel grew up in the town of Lahaina where he attended Lahainaluna High School , however he spent weekends and summers with his maternal grandmother in the plantation town of Paia, Hawaii|Paokinaia .Reichel Short Biography Official Website; http://www.kealiireichel.com/biography_bio2.html At the age of 24, Reichel was convicted of theft, and was sentenced to community service, which involved a study of Hawaiian culture. This marked a turning point in his life, as he decided to devote the rest of his life to the study and promotion of Hawaiian culture.
Reichel was one of the founding directors for http://naleopulama.org/ Punana Leo O Maui, a Hawaiian language immersion pre-school.Reichel Short Biography Official Website; http://www.kealiireichel.com/biography_bio2.html He has taught Hawaiian culture and language at the University of Hawaii|University of Hawaiokinai 's, Maui Community College , and he was the Cultural Resource Specialist and curator at the http://www.mauimuseum.org/ Bailey House Museum in Wailuku, Hawaii|Wailuku .
Hawaiian music
Reichel studied Hawaiian dance and vocals under Kumu hula (dance instructor/choreographer/master) Pualani Kanakaokinaole Kanahele, daughter of the kumu hula and Hawaiian scholar "Aunty" Edith Kanakaokinaole. He later founded his own Halau hula|halau hula (Hawaiian dance troop) Halau hula o ka Makani Wili Makaha o Kauaokinaula now called Halau Keokinaalaokamaile.Reichel Short Biography Official Website; http://www.kealiireichel.com/biography_bio1.html
In 1994, at the age of 33, he recorded and released a collection of Hawaiian traditional and contemporary music entitled Kawaipunahele on his own Punahele Productions record label, and began his career as a Hawaiian music superstar. Reichel's subsequent albums, Lei Haliokinaa (1995), ?E O Mai (1997), and Melelana (1999), placed him securely at the top of the Hawaiian music entertainment industry. He is also featured in two anthology albums released by his record label, Pride of Punahele (1998) and Pride of Punahele 2 (2003).
In 2004, his album of the previous year, Keokinaalaokamaile (2003), won four of the top awards at the 27th Annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards (Hawaii's regional equivalent of the Grammy Awards) including Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, Hawaiian Album of the Year and Song of the Year.
Reichel's style most often includes vocals over a guitar , bass guitar|bass , and ukulele ensemble but may also include a Western (European-American) string quartet ( violin , viola and cello ) or traditional pre-1778 Hawaiian instruments. His vocals include Hawaiian language chanting and singing in both Hawaiian and English. Stage performances include dance in both traditional and modern hula forms. He also plays guitar.
Theater
Kealiokinai performed in the Maui Academy of Performing Arts production of Jesus Christ Superstar as Jesus .
International recognition
Reichel currently has contracts with JVC Victor Entertainment and Atlantic/Time-Warner. Kealiokinai Reichel's consistent placement in Billboard Magazine 's World Music Charts has garnered him international attention. He has opened concerts for Bonnie Raitt , LeAnn Rimes , Celine Dion|Céline Dion , and Sting (musician)|Sting .Reichel Short Biography Official Website; http://www.kealiireichel.com/biography_bio1.html In addition to his regular concerts in Hawaiokinai, he has toured the United States mainland playing in such places as New York at Carnegie Hall , San Diego , San Francisco , Anaheim , Hollywood Bowl , Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix , and toured internationally with concerts in Tahiti , Osaka and Tokyo , Japan , where he has performed to a sold out audience.Reichel Short Biography Official Website; http://www.kealiireichel.com/biography_bio2.html
Reichel is known not only for his artistry as a performer, song writer and recording artist, but also for his work as a teacher of Hawaiian culture to the rest of the world.
The Hawaii Academy of Recording Artists - Na Hoku Hanohano Awards
Hawaiian Music Hall of FamePersondata | NAME =Reichel, Kealii | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1961 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Reichel, Kealii Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:American dancers Category:American male singers Category:Songwriters from Hawaii Category:Native Hawaiian musicians Category:Native Hawaiian people Category:People from Maui Category:Musicians from Hawaii
