Israel Iz Kamakawiwo'ole - Wonderful World
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Free Music Review: Hawaiian for the World
Hit: 5 Stars
By pairing Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's timeless vocals with orchestral arrangements, producer Jon de Mello clearly seeks to continue the expansion of Hawaiian music's reach in the music industry and with music lovers throughout the world. He has succeeded mightily in allowing more listeners for whom Hawaiian music is an anachronism to appreciate the universal quality of Hawaiian music in general and Israel Kamakawiwo'ole in particular. Israel's voice has never sounded better and as he says, "you'll never meet another Hawaiian like IZ".
Free Music Review: Israel heard in a different light
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a nice version of Israel's music heard in a whole different light. My wife and I fell in love with the music of Iz when we married in Hawaii a couple of years ago and I just purchased this for her birthday. I was concerned with the adverse reviews before we'd even heard it, but they did a great job of not overly orchestrating it... it's a different but refreshing remake of some Iz classics and some I've never heard.Free Music Review: Happy Music
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this because I like "What a Wonderful World",it's a happy song. After listening I believe it would be soothing to children. It's warm, mellow and HAPPY even if you cannot understand Hawaiian. Song #5 E Ku U Morning Dew almost sounds like a hymn, it may be the music behind it, but it's beautiful. Buy it for your babies and YOU will love it too! You've never heard Twinkle Twinkle Little Star like it is sung here!Free Music Review: Nice Shoes!! Pure genius
Hit: 5 Stars
...I couldn't wait to hear this, and I was amazed. Iz would be really happy that his request for his producer Jon de Mello to put shoes on his feet were granted, and beautifully so.
In theory, this orchestral treatment may "scare Iz purists", but in reality, it's a creative and evolved choice that is ethereal and gorgeous to listen to. I cried every time I heard it, and I listened to it 5 times in a row.
Free Music Review: A very different treatment..
Hit: 5 Stars
..of IZ's music. The orchestration sounded more like [father] Jack de Mello than [son] Jon de Mello. Much more formal than any other arrangement I've heard of his music.
The liner notes state: "..There came a time when Israel wanted more...He looded at me and said: 'Put shoes on me.' ..." I'm not sure Iz meant wingtips!
All that said, I liked it.