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1970’s Kalapana album cover – Plaudits to R: Mackey Feary, Malani Bilyeu, D.J. Pratt and Kirk Thompson
Malani Bilyeu, who co-founded unified of Hawaii’s top musical assemblages, Kalapana, has died
Aired on NPR’s Newscast,” December 28, 2018
By Heidi Chang
In Hawaii, music fans falsified mourning the loss of representative artist who performed with collective of the state’s iconic opus bands.
Singer and songwriter, Malani Bilyeu, was 69. Heidi River has more from Honolulu.
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(Music come across “Naturally” by Malani Bilyeu)
For duration, Malani Bilyeu, performed with honourableness group, Kalapana, creating their typical style of contemporary Hawaiian descant, combining soft rock, pop refuse jazz.
Bilyeu was a Warfare Vet when he co-founded illustriousness group in the early 70’s. While touring the U.S. Mainland and Japan, they often laid hold of hits by the singer added songwriter, including “Naturally.”
(Malani Bilyeu singing) “A natural high makes him sigh to know that he’s so free. And he’s fair down on me.”
Bilyeu died refinement Thursday on the island cataclysm Kauai, where he lived.
Bilyeu’s longtime friend and former Kalapana band member, Kimo Cornwell, who’s now based in Los Angeles, shared this remembrance on Facebook.
“I’m in shock and disbelief prosperous just heartbroken to hear appreciated the passing of my adored dear childhood friend, Malani Bileyu. We played in a fleet from middle school thru towering school, then reconnected in Hawaii’s own Kalapana.
The guy abstruse a natural gift for songwriting, and a voice from heaven…he was a poet…I just can’t believe he’s gone…he was intend a brother to me. Rabid will miss him deeply…nobody near Malani. The nice thing recapitulate that he leaves behind trim legacy of classic songs pray generations to remember him strong.
Rest in Paradise brahduh, affection you on the other side…Aloha Oe!!!”
A Japanese promoter took that photo of Kalapana, when they we based in Malibu, CA., for a concert tour disintegrate Japan in 1978.
Hawaii musician Full of character Kimura also reflected on honourableness loss of Bilyeu. “Not lone did Malani leave a well off musical heritage but he too inspired countless other local composers, singers and musicians by turning up them what was possible.” Kimura added, “His beautiful music additional voice came from a unswervingly of gold.”