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Owana Salazar
Articles and informtion about Hawaiian slack key and slide guitarist and
singer Owana Salazar. Owana's style is a fusion of modern and traditional
Hawaiian and jazz. In this picture, Owana Salazar performing in Watsonville, California
at a July 2006 benefit for Hawaiian music radio station KAPU.
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Kathleen Walling Fry
Facts About Owana Salazar
Birth Date: October 30, 1953
Full Name: Owana Kaohelelani Mahaelani-Rose Salazar
Goes By: Owana Salazar
Father: Henry Mario Salazar
Mother: Helena Kalokuokamaile Keoua Wilcox.
Husband: Kaipo DeGuire
Daughter: Kapumahana Ka'ahumanu Walters (born October 15, 1979)
Son: Noa Kalokuokamaile DeGuire (born November 19, 1981)
She is a claimant princess of the House of Kamehameha
She graduated from Kamehameha Schools High School
She studied at the University of Hawaii
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Her first recording was released in 1986
Recordings of Owana Salazar
2004: Hula Jazz (2005 Na Hoku for jazz Album of the year)
2002: Wahine Slack 'n' Steel (2002 Na Hoku for Best Contemporary Hawaiian album)
2000: Owana (songs from her 1985 and 1986 recordings)
1987: "Owana" (nominated for Contemporary Hawaiian Album Na Hoku)
1986: "Owana and Kaipo in Kona" (nominated for Most Promising Na Hoku)
She is also featured on the album
"Treasures of the Slack Key Guitar which won
the grammy award for best Hawaiian music album.
Articles About Owana Salazar
Dan Boylan's "Battle Royal" Midweek Magazine Article
Ladies of the Hawaiian Slack Key
Wikipedia Introduction to Owana Salazar
Official Web Sites
OwanaSalazar.com
My Space OwanaSalazar Page
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