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	<title>The &#039;Thinking Deeply About Exotica, Lounge, Tiki, &#38; Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music&#039; Blog &#187; WAITIKI influences</title>
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	<description>With Randy Wong, Founder of WAITIKI International and The WAITIKI 7</description>
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		<title>Was Exotica a Species of Hawaiian Music?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The question at the heart of the debate of Exotica vs. The Other is finally voiced. Thankfully it comes from someone who knows jazz, Hawaii, and exotica. Nate Chinen, an esteemed jazz critic, known for his writings for the New York Times, JazzTimes, and Village Voice asks, &#8220;was Exotica a species of Hawaiian music&#8221; and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jungle Dreams: My long fascination with exotica</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a young and aspiring musician growing up in Honolulu, HI, I constantly sought out new inspiration and modes of instruction. My career as a double bassist had humble beginnings—starting by jamming with my dad as he took slack-key guitar lessons with Auntie Alice Namakelua. Although I eventually went on to study classical and jazz [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dancing WAITIKI Masters</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Describe how you perceive difference between WAITIKI’s live and recorded output, particularly in comparison to that of Martin Denny.  One incredible difference, I think, between WAITIKI’s live performances and recordings is the type of improvisation we do within the arrangements. Improvisation on our albums is predominantly jazz-influenced (by which I mean a solo melodic instrument [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quiet Village performance video!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Live performance of &#8220;Quiet Village&#8221; by the Martin Denny band. This video is a rare gem; not many videos of his group performing live exist or remain for public viewing. A must-see for anyone who cares about exotica and its performance practice aesthetics.]]></description>
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