| Hawaiian Lullaby | |
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| Studio album by Haku Collective (various artists) | |
| Released | May 24, 2019 |
| Recorded | 2019 |
| Studio | Blue Planet Sound |
| Genre | Hawaiian, folk, world |
| Length | 40 Minutes |
| Label | Haku Records |
| Producer | Kimie Miner, Imua Garza |
Hawaiian Lullaby is a compilation album by artists in the Haku Collective. It was released on May 24, 2019.
The Hawaiian Lullaby project was put together by singer/songwriter/producer Kimie. She was inspired to record this album while raising her first child and being pregnant with her second child. [1] Hawaiian Lullaby is a 13-track collaborative album featuring musicians of Hawaii. On the album they share their favorite children lullabies and other favorites in both the English and Hawaiian languages. [2] "You Are My Sunshine" was a song Kimie Miner would always sing to her baby while pregnant and even after giving birth. Miner was the main album producer for the record. [3] Imua Garza was also a producer on the project. [4]
Hawaiian Lullaby was nominated for a Grammy Award in December 2019, [5] for Best Regional Roots Music Album. [6] [7] In October 2020 the album won a Na Hoku Hanohano Award for Compilation Album of the Year. The award went to the album producers Kimie Miner and Imua Garza. [8]
Hawaiian Lullaby hit #6 in Billboard's World & Kid Albums charts, and #8 in the Compilation Albums charts. [9] Hawaii News Now said the album ranked in the top spot in June 2019. [10] Berger, a writer from the Star Advertiser wrote in an album review that many of the musical gems on the album sparkle. [11]
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