ALOHA AUSTRALIA

Hawaiian Music in Australia (1920-55)

Authors

  • Jackey Coyle
  • Rebecca Coyle

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/prbt.v2i2.28788

Keywords:

Hawaiian music, the Hawaiian Club, Ernest Kaai' s troupes, hapa haole style

Abstract

'Aloha Australia' provides a detailed historical apalysis of the popularisation and development of Hawaiian mus!c in Australia, a significant topic previously overlooked by musicologists and cultural historians

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Published

2015-10-07

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Section

Articles

How to Cite

Coyle, J., & Coyle, R. (2015). ALOHA AUSTRALIA: Hawaiian Music in Australia (1920-55). Perfect Beat, 2(2), 31-63. https://doi.org/10.1558/prbt.v2i2.28788

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