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Post #87132 by tiki_kiliki on Mon, Apr 19, 2004 9:02 PM

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We would like to announce the addition of an incredible entertainer from the world of Exotica - also known as "The Supersonic Guitar Man" - to perform at Hukilau 2004!

http://www.spaceagepop.com/mure.htm

I was on a radio show recently and the DJ mentioned a friend who had seen Mr. Billy Mure perform at a supper club in Florida. I was shocked and asked how I could get in touch with this person. I didn't realize he was an acquaintance - through channels we found Billy's phone number and I called him up and spoke to him about Hukilau. He's 82 years old and still playing 5 nights a week. He is overjoyed that there are fans of his work that want to see him play. He plans to perform a lot of his Hawaiian tunes that he wrote, including my favorite "Pink Hawaii", and some old standards. What an honor it is to have him aboard.

Billy Mure will perform on Friday Sept. 24th at Hukilau 2004 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. If you can't make it to Hukilau you have the chance to see him perform 5 nights a week at the Flagship Marina - River View Restaurant in Sebastian, Florida. He has themed evenings: Tuesday is German music night, Wednesday is Jazz, Thursday in Country and Western and Friday/Saturday they take requests from the audience.

A quote from the back cover of Hawaiian Percussion: "This is not just another percussion album. It is the fabulous Billy Mure at his tiptop best. He has utilized to the utmost the usual percussion instruments, and then has taken off where other have stopped, and used the unusual - wind bells, temple blocks, bamboo logs, trees, and tom-tom drums of all shapes and sizes........He is his own severist critic. He feels Hawaiian Percussion is the best album he has ever made. We agree with Billy Mure."


Yee-Haw & Aloha,

The World of Tiki Kiliki

[ Edited by: tiki_kiliki on 2004-04-19 21:06 ]