By Red Dirt Blog | June 12, 2015 at 10:21 PM EDT |
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You walk into your favorite coffee shop one lazy Sunday afternoon. The weather has been warm, so you take your iced Haupia latte outside and sit under a bright yellow umbrella. You notice other patrons have the same idea, as each table is occupied. As you sit there, soaking up the Hawaiian-themed decor and enjoying your ice-cold drink, you feel something missing. Reaching into your bag,
you pull out the ukulele that Uncle Joe left you and begin strumming. The notes evaporate in the heat, warming your soul as the sun warms your skin.
After you finish your first song, a gentleman at the far table runs to his car to retrieve his guitar and strums along with you. This brings the coffee shop owner out, who always has an ukulele on hand. As the three of you jam to a Hawaiian favorite, two women join in with an interpretative hula.
Hawaiians refer to this spontaneous jam session, sometimes accompanied by a hula, as Kanikapila, which literally means "to make music".
If you have never had the privilege of participating in one of these island jam sessions, Red Dirt hosts a Kanikapila the last Sunday of every month.
Just bring an 'ono dish to share in the pot luck and your ukulele or guitar to Red Dirt Coffee House on Sunday, June 28th at 2:00 pm to experience a true Hawaiian Kanikapila!
We are a kid-friendly establishment, so bring the whole family. There will even be Hawaiian shaved ice for purchasing.
We look forward to jamming with you at our next...