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Daniel Ho

One of the Most
Prolific
and
Successful
Musicians
Hawaii
Has ever
Produced

~ Ukulele Magazine

NEW RELEASE: AUGUST 2024

Lōkahi - Colors In Harmony

Lōkahi
definition:
Unity, agreement, accord, unison, harmony; agreed, in unity.

FEATURING:

  • EDDY KENZO - Uganda’s Afropop sensation

  • TIA CARRERE - Hawaiʻi’s own movie star and GRAMMY® winner

  • NICK LEE - Los Angeles producer with hits for Lil Nas X, Megan Thee Stallion, and more

AFTER OVER A DECADE HIATUS
the songwriting team of Amy Kuʻuleialoha Stillman and Daniel Ho reunite to follow up to their GRAMMY-winning albums (ʻikena and Huana Ke Aloha) with a new Hawaiian album that weaves the beautiful vocals of Hālau Hula Kealiʻi o Nālani through nine distinct tracks.

Daniel's passion for Johann Sebastian Bach's 18th Century choral writing shines in his setting of Amy's Hawaiian poetry to music.

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TOUR DATES

Meet Daniel Ho

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“Hawaii’s greatest contemporary musical ambassador talks about his new ‘ukulele musical,’ recent forays into world music, the ukes he plays, and more.”

~ 'Ukulele Magazine

Daniel Ho beams with music—you’ll find him enveloped in the next melody for an original composition or tapping out a rhythm on just about anything within reach. He is an ‘ukulele virtuoso, slack key guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, singer-songwriter, producer, audio engineer, and record company owner. He is a six-time Grammy Award winner, twelve-time Grammy Award nominee, six-time Taiwanese Golden Melody Award winner, and recipient of multiple Hawaiian Music awards.

His collaborations transcend genres – from traditional and contemporary Hawaiian Music to World Music with Taiwanese aboriginals and Mongolian nomads, to duets with Pepe Romero the maestro of classical guitar, to contemporary jazz and rock with Tak Matsumoto of the Japanese supergroup, B’z. Daniel’s music has been featured in film and television in projects such as The Descendants, Soul Surfer, the TV series Hawaiʻi Five-O, and NHK (Japan). A notable mention is his performance of a Hawaiian-language rendition of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” for the end credits of the 2008 movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Always looking to inspire and share, Daniel performs concerts and teaches workshops throughout the US and internationally. As an American Cultural Ambassador, he has toured Japan, Australia, Brunei, and Thailand. He is the co-designer of the Romero Creations Tiny Tenor ‘ukulele, the Ohana Bongolele and Shakerlele line of percussion instruments, and his ‘ukulele is currently on display at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles. A new skill picked up during the pandemic: music video production! Daniel has been channeling creativity into filming and editing music videos that add a new and energetic dimension to his repertoire.

Daniel presents his philosophy of life and music in this public presentation given during his time as a Regents’ Lecturer at UCLA in November, 2023.

Daniel’s World Class Collaborations

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Pepe Romero

Promotional photo for their album of classical guitar and ‘ukulele duets Aloha España (Pepe Romero, Daniel Ho)

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Gabriela

of famed Mexican acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela, performing on the YAMAHA Stage at The NAMM Show

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Tia Carrere

Grammy Award winners for albums Huana Ke Aloha and ‘ikena, and Grammy Award nominee for the album He Nani

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Inner Mongolia

On Between The Sky & Prairie, Daniel’s work with The Grasslands Ensemble won two Golden Melody Awards (Taiwan’s version of the GRAMMY Award).

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Tak Matsumoto

Press photo for their jazz/rock album Electric Island, Acoustic Sea. Tak is a GRAMMY Winner and renowned guitarist of Japan supergroup B’z.

Eddy Kenzo

The world’s first original collaboration of Hawaiian + Ugandan musical styles with the song ʻUkulele Essanyu (Let Us Be Instruments of Joy and Love).

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Jerome Koko

of the revered Hawaiian band The Mākaha Sons. Jerome’s albums with Daniel are Mākaha Sons Memoirs and The Mākaha Sons’ Jerome Koko.

 Daniel is a featured artist/instructor for

 
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