Hawiian music lost a voice Monday

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LDS in Hawaii lose music icon, Aunty Genoa Leilani Keawe

HONOLULU — One of the most enduring and endearing voices in Hawaiian music is silent with the death of “Aunty” Genoa Leilani Keawe.
Family members say the icon of traditional island music passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday morning. She was 89.

Known widely as Aunty Genoa, she recorded more than 20 albums, dating back to vinyl 78 rpm and 33 1/3 rpm albums, and about 150 singles.

Entertainer Aunty Genoa Keawe dies

Famed Hawaiian songbird Genoa Keawe, who was known affectionately as Aunty Genoa, died in her Papakolea home early Monday morning following years of health complications. She was 89.

“Aunty Genoa has lived a full life and is very happy with all the blessings of family and her self-taught career as an entertainer and businesswoman,” her family said in a prepared statement. “She was a very simple person. She loved the people of Hawaii and her many fans throughout the world for their support through her experiences and travels.”

Here is the Wiki article about her.

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