Kika Kila: How the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Changed the Sound
Since ong>theong> nineteenth century,ong>theong> distinct tones of k&299;k&257; kila,ong>theong> Hawaiian ong>steelong> guitar,have defined ong>theong> island sound. Here historian and ong>steelong> guitarist John W. Troutman offers ong>theong> instrument's definitive history,from its discovery by a young Hawaiian royalist named Joseph Kekuku to its revolutionary influence on American and world music. During ong>theong> early twentieth century,Hawaiian musicians traveled ong>theong> globe,from tent shows in ong>theong> Mississippi Delta,where ong>theong>y s