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Alfred Apaka

Alfred Aholo Apaka, Jr. (March 19, 1919 – January 30, 1960) was a Hawaiian singer whose romantic baritone voice was closely identified with Hawaii between the late 1940s and the early 1960s. Alfred Apaka was arguably the foremost interpreter of Hapa haole music, which melded Hawaiian music with traditional pop music arrangements and English lyrics to convey Polynesian imagery and themes.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 19, 1919 (Honolulu), Died January 30, 1960 (Honolulu)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1964

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 130 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 12345 1/30/1961 Almost like being in love Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12346 1/30/1961 Hello young lovers Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12347 1/30/1961 Speak low Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12348 1/30/1961 On the street where you live Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12349 1/30/1961 My isle of golden dreams Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12350 1/30/1961 Mapuana Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12351 1/31/1961 I'll be thinking of you Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12352 1/31/1961 Akaka falls Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12353 1/31/1961 Lei Aloha, Lei Makamae Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12354 1/31/1961 Queen's hula Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12355 2/1/1961 Mele malikamaka (Merry Christmas) Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12356 2/1/1961 Jingle bells Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12357 2/1/1961 Silent night (Po Hamau) Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12358 2/1/1961 Yaaka hula dickey dula Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12359 2/1/1961 Bali Ha'i Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12360 2/1/1961 Some enchanted evening Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12361 2/1/1961 Here Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12362 2/1/1961 Love me tender Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12363 2/1/1961 Hawaiian paradise Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12364 2/1/1961 An island calls to you Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12365 2/1/1961 I wish they didn't mean goodbye Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12366 2/1/1961 Easter parade Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12367 2/1/1961 Hawaii on an Easter day Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12368 2/1/1961 Aloha week hula Alfred Apaka vocalist  
Decca L 12369 2/1/1961 Lehuanani Alfred Apaka vocalist  
(Results 101-125 of 130 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Apaka, Alfred," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106410.

Apaka, Alfred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106410.

"Apaka, Alfred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106410

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