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New to Tiki Music...what do I buy? |
theartcoach
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Apr 25, 2005
Posts: 69 |  Posted: 2005-04-27 11:02 pm Permalink
I want to create that tiki lounge sound in my tiki room what woul dbe a good first tiki music purchase?
Thanks
PS...I am lovin' TC!!!
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pablus
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 23, 2003
Posts: 2149
From: www.crazedmugs.com
| Posted: 2005-04-28 07:06 am Permalink
King Kukulele and the Friki Tikis.
Haole Kats.
Mai Kai Gents.
You can buy those out of this forum.
Check for links.
There are multiple links within this forum for free downloads of exotica.
I suggest a bit of true Hawai'ian music.
Braddah Iz, Ohta San, Makana, Jimmy Buffett (just kidding on the last one)
Some Surf.
Blue Hawaiians, et al
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finkdaddy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 11, 2004
Posts: 2050
From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2005-04-28 07:12 am Permalink
Martin Denny
Don Tiki
Martin Denny
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PapeToaTane
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 19, 2005
Posts: 518
From: Hyderabad, India
| Posted: 2005-04-28 08:51 am Permalink
If I was limited to just one exotica purchase - it would be this one:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002U5U/qid=1114703206/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-0415554-3126352
The music on this double CD (it's packed!) is all remastered and sounds great!
You might addd this one, too....it's a great compilation:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000063BPQ/qid=1114703439/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/104-0415554-3126352
Enjoy....and welcome!
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johntiki
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Joined: Mar 31, 2002
Posts: 1525
From: MD
| Posted: 2005-04-28 11:43 am Permalink
I think one of the best places to start is the Ultra-Lounge's "Mondo Exotica" compilation. That way you can listen to a few varied artists and decide what you'd like to acquire more of and what you could do without. It's a good introduction to exotica for those who are unaccustomed.
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Kailuageoff
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Joined: Mar 27, 2002
Posts: 1486
From: Honolulu Lounge,Lewes, DE
| Posted: 2005-04-28 12:27 pm Permalink
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On 2005-04-28 11:43, johntiki wrote:
I think one of the best places to start is the Ultra-Lounge's "Mondo Exotica" compilation. That way you can listen to a few varied artists and decide what you'd like to acquire more of and what you could do without. It's a good introduction to exotica for those who are unaccustomed.
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I totally agree. Finding that CD at a flea market a few years back was a significant boost to my interest in tiki and Exotica music in general. A really great listen.
KG
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Kenike
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 24, 2003
Posts: 1201
From: McKinney, TX
| Posted: 2005-04-28 6:25 pm Permalink
Ultra Lounge's "Mondo Exotica" is a great start but definitely buy as much Martin Denny as you can. That to me is exotica in it's truest form. Next I'd buy "Voodoo" by Robert Drasnin, then hit the Arthur Lyman catalog.
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Kawentzmann
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Joined: Mar 28, 2002
Posts: 254
From: Berlin, Germany
| Posted: 2005-04-29 01:16 am Permalink
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On 2005-04-28 07:12, finkdaddy wrote:
Martin Denny
Don Tiki
Martin Denny
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Dan Martini
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Tiki Rider
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 05, 2002
Posts: 497
From: South Orange County, CA
| Posted: 2005-04-29 08:24 am Permalink
The Smokin' Menehunes
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Digitiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 22, 2004
Posts: 753
From: L.A. baby!
| Posted: 2005-04-29 10:42 am Permalink
I highly recommend Robert Drasnin Voodoo! CD
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Swanky
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 03, 2002
Posts: 4815
From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2005-04-29 11:19 am Permalink
Get a nice Alfred Apaka compilation CD.
A must!
And peek at my site, link below
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Kailuageoff
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Joined: Mar 27, 2002
Posts: 1486
From: Honolulu Lounge,Lewes, DE
| Posted: 2005-04-29 1:14 pm Permalink
Some people don't consider him tiki, but I like Don Ho as well.
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PapeToaTane
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 19, 2005
Posts: 518
From: Hyderabad, India
| Posted: 2005-04-29 1:33 pm Permalink
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On 2005-04-29 10:42, Digitiki wrote:
I highly recommend Robert Drasnin Voodoo! CD
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YEAH!!! What he said!!!! Four stars!!
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I, Zombie
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 14, 2003
Posts: 539
From: the Les Baxter Grotto (Minneapolis)
| Posted: 2005-05-25 7:28 pm Permalink
The Ultra Lounge idea is a good one. And as strange as this may sound, check your library to see if they have it! Probably depends where you live but I'm in the Minneapolis area (which has a great county library system) and they had all sorts of Ultra-Lounge. I picked up one I didn't have -- Mondo Hollywood - and, accendently of course, burned a copy while playing it on my computer.
BUT a better idea is to listen to the Retro Cocktail Hour online at http://www.kpr.ku.edu/retro/. Darrell Brogdon plays a great assortment of exotica. And, with a little computer savvy, you can record the programs for play in your tiki lounge.
Then later on, after you get a feel for the genre, you'll know what to buy!
[ This Message was edited by: I, Zombie on 2005-05-25 19:32 ]
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Iuka Grogg
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Joined: Oct 12, 2002
Posts: 176
From: Beside the sea under a coconut tree
| Posted: 2005-05-26 08:17 am Permalink
Aloha! For that old-time Hawaiian vibe, complete with uke strumming, crooning and steel guitar, The Maikai Gents' "Wiki Wiki Grog Shop" is a sure bet. How's that for a plug? Enjoy: http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=14350&forum=11&10
www.mkgents.com
-Iuka
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