Hawaiian Serenaders

Felix Mendelssohn's Hawaiian Serenaders was a popular Hawaiian music band started by British frontman Bartholdy Felix Mendelssohn (19 September 1911 – 4 February 1952). They are best known for making Hawaiian music popular in England and throughout Europe during the late 1930s and throughout the 1940s. The group were based in London.

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-89030 10-in. 3/18/1935 Hilo e Hawaiian Serenaders ; Joseph Kamakau Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) Musical group  
Victor BVE-89031 10-in. 3/18/1935 Ke kali nei au Rosalie Flores ; Joseph Kamakau Hawaiian Orchestra ; Joseph Kamakau Instrumental ensemble, with female-male vocal duet (Hawaiian) Musical group  
Victor BVE-89032 10-in. 3/18/1935 Tomi tomi la Hawaiian Orchestra ; Joseph Kamakau Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) Musical group  
Victor BVE-89033 10-in. 3/18/1935 Heeia Hawaiian Orchestra ; Joseph Kamakau Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) Musical group  
Victor BVE-89034 10-in. 3/18/1935 Leahi Hawaiian Serenaders ; Joseph Kamakau Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) Musical group  
Victor BVE-89035 10-in. 3/18/1935 Paradise Isles Hawaiian Serenaders ; Joseph Kamakau Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio (Hawaiian) Musical group  
Victor BVE-89036 10-in. 3/18/1935 For you a lei Hawaiian Serenaders ; Joseph Kamakau Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) Musical group  
Gennett 13058 10-in. 8/29/1927 Hawaiian love serenade Lei's Royal Hawaiians Guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele Musical group  
Gennett 13501 10-in. 3/2/1928 Maui girl Cecil and Esther Ward Steel guitar duet Musical group  
Gennett 13815 10-in. 5/12/1928 One-two-three-four Lei's Royal Hawaiians Instrumental trio Musical group  
Gennett 13854 10-in. 5/21/1928 La golondrina Lei's Royal Hawaiians Steel guitars Musical group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hawaiian Serenaders," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102218.

Hawaiian Serenaders. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102218.

"Hawaiian Serenaders." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102218

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