Global Music Series - 2022 | Hawaiian Music | Rochesterfest - 2022 | Soldier's Field | FREE

GEORGE KAHUMOKU, JR. & PETER DEAQUINO - Known as Hawaii’s Renaissance Man, George Kahumoku Jr, is a multiple Grammy & Hoku Award-winning master Slack Key Guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, performer, teacher, artist and sculptor, storyteller, and writer, farmer, and entrepreneur. George is known for playing slack key on a jumbo 12-string guitar because he loves the full sound and the lower bass tones. Peter was born and raised on the island of Maui. He began playing ukulele at the age of 6. Later he studied ukulele with Keoki Kahumoku and Herb Ohta Jr. Other important influences include all the masters of Hawaiian Slack Key guitar with whom he has played regularly for the last 8 years, including Ledward Kaapana and others, also Bradda IZ & Bob Marley.

Rochesterfest is committed to promoting and celebrating the city of Rochester and southeast Minnesota annually by connecting people through a variety of wholesome, entertaining community events. The festival runs June 18 - 25, 2022.

Global Music Series - The purpose of Rochester Civic Music's Global Music Series is to foster among community members an appreciation for music, develop future audience, patrons and contributors for the arts and introduce the community to a variety of musical instruments and genres. Each of the artists engaged are meritorious Global Music artists of national or international importance. The vision of this project will enable Civic Music to contribute to a fuller understanding of diverse cultural points of view, helping citizens gain insight into how they define their broader community and themselves.