[78-L] Hawaiian Trio on Canadian radio

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Halper" <dlh at donnahalper.com>
> At 12:30 PM 8/28/2009, Mal wrote:
>>The only two Hawaiians I know of that were living in Canada c. 1922 and
>>recording were Ben Hokea and Al Nani. And they recorded mostly for HMV
>>in Montreal. They did tests (rejected) for Victor in NYC in 1919, though.
> I do have access to this database for another few days, and while 
> it's not the greatest, it does let me read old issues of the Toronto 
> Star going as far back as 1894.  If there is anyone you'd like me to 
> search for, it would be my pleasure.    
> 
Interesting! As Malcolm notes, Ben Hokea and Al Nani (I assume that
were their real names) recorded extensively in Montreal for the HMV-
Victor 216xxx series...probably 1918-1922. To what extent they
performed "live," or broadcasted (as Gennett said?!) is AFAIK
unknown?!

Steven C. Barr