BEAMER, Helen Desha
Name:
BEAMER, Helen Desha (1882 - 1952)
Musical genre:
Vocal Music/Art Songs
Country of birth:
United States
Country of location:
United States
Notes:
Helen Kapuailohia Desha Beamer was a musician, composer of songs in the Hawaiian language, hula dancer and coloratura soprano of Hawaiian ancestry. Her descendants have also become accomplished artists in the U.S. state of Hawaii. In 1928, her duet of "Ke Kali Nei Au" with Sam Kapu Sr. on Columbia Records was the first commercial recording of the Charles E. King composition. She was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in 1995.
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