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Greg has showcased his Hawaiian steel guitar talent performing locally in Hawaii and abroad. He is the winner of the 2014 Na Hoku Hanohano Award for Instrumental Album of the year for his “Stainless” - Steel Guitar Stylings of Greg Sardinha. He has the reputation as the steel guitar player who has the ability to present old Hawaii with a contemporary twist. He’s contributed to numerous of recording projects with a variety of Hawaii’s top recording artists and has adapted his styling of the Hawaiian steel guitar to a diverse group of musical styles such as traditional Hawaiian, contemporary Hawaiian, reggae, country rock and folk. His discography includes work on over a hundred albums as an instrumentalist and/or producer.
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Not only is Greg contributing to the preservation and perpetuation of 20th century Hawaiian music as a steel guitar artist, he is also owner of his own record label. Keala Records, which is dedicated to pioneering Hawaiian steel guitar music into the next generation. He has produced a series of “Hawaiian Steel” instrumental albums as well as Hawaiian and hapa-haole vocal albums featuring traditional Hawaiian instrumentation including the Hawaiian steel guitar.
Greg also maintains a business called “Pookela Hawaiian and Variety Music”. At the various venues where his group performs they are known as “Pookela”. Pookela is a pool of musicians who perform hapa-haole and Hawaiian music and also contemporary music if a party or venue requests it. If you'd like Pookela to perform at your next event please contact through the contact form on our Home page. You may purchase all of Greg's Hawaiian steel guitar albums directly from Keala Records. |
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