La Jolla Music Society
Kalani Pe‘a
“Gifted with a gorgeous voice and a flair for composing resonant Hawaiian songs, [he’s] a major, innovative figure in contemporary Hawaiian music”
— Maui News
Kalani Pe’a, voice
Wailua Ryder, guitar
Jonathan Cua, bass
Michael Casil, drums
Chardonnay, backup vocals
Hālau O Heali’i, hula
FOUR-Time GRAMMY® AWARD WINNER! – Regional Roots – 2025, 2022, 2019, 2017 8-time Na Hoku Hanohano Award-Winner, including Male Vocalist of the Year, makes his debut at La Jolla Music Society!
Four-time GRAMMY® Award winner Kalani Pe‘a is a singer of power, sensitivity, and charisma. He is one of the most exceptional talents in a new generation of Hawaiian musicians and the only Hawaiian artist to win a GRAMMY® Award for Best Regional Roots album. Pe‘a is the first Hawaiian artist to be presented by Lincoln Center’s American Songbook.
This performance includes traditional Polynesian dances presented by Hālau O Heali’i.
ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE
FREE PRELUDE LECTURE · 2 PM
Ticketholders are invited to arrive early to hear Meghan Hynson, PhD, an ethnomusicologist, music educator, and performer. She is an elected member on the council for the Society for Ethnomusicology and reviews submissions for the International Council for Traditional Music and the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings project on Global Learning Pathways.