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As Hawaii’s youngest slack-key guitar player, Makana is an international rising star having recently been voted by Guitar Player Magazine as one of the top 3 guitarists in America. His six albums and multiple world tours have captivated global audiences, showcasing a diversity of style ranging from his roots as a pioneer of Hawaiian Slack Key to a songster with life altering lyrics and creator of his own genre, “Slack Rock”. Makana has opened for world-renowned artists like Sting and Elvis Costello, and toured internationally with Santana and Jason Mraz. His music has been showcased on PBS, National Geographic, The Travel Channel, and in numerous feature and indie films. Makana’s latest achievement comes with the opening of his own highly acclaimed showroom at the iconic Monarch Room of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki, and coincides with the release of his newest album “Venus, and the Sky Turns to Clay”, a Masterworks collection celebrating his beginnings as a direct protégé of the legends of Hawaiian Slack Key to his eminent status as “the world’s greatest living player”.

For more information, visit MakanaMusic.com