{"product_id":"teresa-bright-tropic-rhapsody-vinyl","title":"Bright, Teresa: Tropic Rhapsody (Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SLsSfO3mqo8?si=sGft6_5leX8bSbV7\" height=\"300\" width=\"full\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReissue of Teresa Bright's 2008 album of hapa-haole jazz, \u003cem\u003eTropic Rhapsody\u003c\/em\u003e. Remastered by Jessica Thompson with newly composed liner notes by musician and radio host Bill Wynne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly Teresa Bright could have recorded \u003cem\u003eTropic Rhapsody\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an era when Hawaiians are retaking the reins of their language - and especially the new generation of musicians who are composing and recording almost strictly in the Hawaiian language - \u003cem\u003eTropic Rhapsody\u003c\/em\u003e was a bold move artistically and commercially to make an album of almost entirely hapa-haole material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom her earliest moments in a recording studio, Teresa Bright was not afraid to have a go at hapa-haole music – not as the novelty it might have been becoming in that period when she debuted (the early 1980s), but as a serious art form. Her first outing, the 1983 album \u003cem\u003eCatching A Wave\u003c\/em\u003e with then partner Steve Mai‘i, featured such hapa-haole staples as “My Little Grass Shack” and “Sadie, The South Seas Lady” and even the oft-maligned “Yacka Hickey Hula” which she tackled with the seriousness of a heart attack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteve \u0026amp; Teresa would go on to record three albums - all of which are considered collector’s items today because they contain some classic tunes including the exceedingly popular “Uwehe, ‘Ami, and Slide”, Teresa’s wildly successful attempt at composing a modern hapa-haole song which would go on to take the coveted prize for “Song of the Year” at the 1988 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards and which remains a staple on local Honolulu radio nearly four decades later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack vinyl version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'll Weave A Lei Of Stars For You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilhouette Hula\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKaimana Hila\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Hawai'i\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed Sails In The Sunset\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet Leilani\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeyond The Reef\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTahauala\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePagan Love Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHanalei Moon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn A Tropic Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAloha 'Oe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Aloha Got Soul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54097064755546,"sku":"AGS-092","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/teresa-bright-tropic-rhapsody.jpg?v=1777810661","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/teresa-bright-tropic-rhapsody-vinyl","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}