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Power of the Voice

Posted on January 30, 2011 in Music

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VoiceGiving voice to a venerable Island tradition, practitioners of oli – the Hawaiian art of chanting – serve as living links to the past. Filmmaker Ruben Carillo and Dawn Kaniaupio focused on three modern practitioners of oli in his award-winning documentary Mana I Ka Leo: Power of the Voice.

What inspires these artists to keep the tradition alive, and what inspired the filmmakers to tell their story? Find out in this one-on-one interview with Mr. Carillo and Dawn Kaniaupio.

To learn more about Power of the Voice, please visit manaikaleo.com.