Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 21, Number 12, 1 December 2004 — Clyde Halemaʻumaʻu Sproat - Nū Mele Kupuna Pololū Productions [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Clyde Halemaʻumaʻu Sproat - Nū Mele Kupuna Pololū Productions

Clyde "Kindy" Sproat is a master storyteller and singer, and was recognized as such by a prestigious National Heritage Fellowship Award from the National

Endowment of the Arts. "When I'm singing a song, I'm singing a story," he has said. Nā Mele Kupuna , like his first album, was recorded at live performances at the Honolulu Academy of Arts in 1993. This album includes 15 Hawaiian songs (and accompanying stories) that he heard while growing up in North Kohala. Don't miss his version of the Lena Machado's U'ilani and its story.