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REVIEWS
"The Maikai Gents are wonderful musicians and so nice to work with! Their Hawaiian music creates such a relaxed and festive atmosphere, and brings both liveliness and fun to any event. We have enjoyed both working with and listening to them, and we cannot recommend them highly enough!
- Beth Novak Milliken, Spottswoode Estate Vineyard and Winery
"We've really enjoyed having The Maikai Gents at our events at COPIA. Their music, look and presentation set an idyllic mood of the islands. Our guests always have fun with them and we always look forward to more Maikai Gents magic."
- Richard Miami, Film & Performance Manager of COPIA, The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts
"Sweet and gentle like the morning mist over the Pali, honest and humble like the fishermen of Hana, The Maikai Gents are simply disarming by presenting their renditions without irony, mirroring the sincerity of Polynesian children. We seem to glimpse the innocence of American '50s suburbia that is now paradise lost... Simply wonderful!"
- Sven A. Kirsten, author of " The Book of Tiki"
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"There are very few styles of music so enduring and endearing as that which accompanied Hawaii into statehood in 1959. A commercial blend of then-Hawaiian instrumentation with Hollywood-style composition and lyrics, Hapa Haole music became a genre that was romanticized and stereotyped and popularized the world over. Just like the Aloha Spirit of Hawaii itself, the tunes are memorable, light-hearted, and fun. A smooth, contemporary rendition of this sound is offered up by The Maikai Gents with down home sincerity. The result is a pure Hawaii fantasy that, along with a tropical drink and a warm breeze, will take you back to Waikiki 1959."
- Otto von Stroheim, publisher of Tiki News
"The Maikai Gents are the happiest of bands! They blend great musicianship, a sense of humor and the warmth of the islands and provide a festive spark for any occasion. I would throw a luau just to have them back."
- Dave Miner, Miner Family Vineyards. Napa Valley, California |
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