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Dec 01, 1874 Līhuʻe, Hawaii, United States Died on 01 Oct 1928 (aged 53)
Hawaiian soprano singer
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About Nani Alapai
- Nani Alapai (December 1, 1874 – October 1, 1928) was a Hawaiian soprano singer of Native Hawaiian and Filipino descent during the early 1900s.
- Despite not receiving any formal musical training, she was hired as a vocalist of the Royal Hawaiian Band by bandmaster Henri Berger.
- She became the leading prima donna of the early era of Hawaiian music through her traveling performances with the Royal Hawaiian Band in Hawaii and on the mainland United States.
- Recording a number of songs, she helped popularized "Aloha ?Oe" by Queen Lili?uokalani with one of the earliest recordings of the song.
- She directly and indirectly influenced many later Hawaiian musicians including Lena Machado and her adoptive grandson Kahauanu Lake.
