Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo Ole
- soothing, refreshing, beautiful, inspirational, loved this version, its really stress free :)
Some facts about this amazing singer,taken from Wikipedia
*Israel "Iz" Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (May 2, 1959 – June 26, 1997) (pronounced [ka-maka-vi-vo-ole]) was an Hawaiian musician.
*He became famous outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future was released in 1993 with his medley of "Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World
*Kamakawiwo`ole was nicknamed "The Gentle Giant" by his admirers. Through his consummate ukulele playing and incorporation of other idioms (such as jazz and reggae), Iz remains one of the major influences in Hawaiian music over the last 15 years.
*Throughout the later part of his life, Iz was obese and at one point carried 343 kg on his 1.88m frame. He died of weight-related respiratory illness on June 26,1997 at the age of 38.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
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Hahaha.. It's one of my fav song ever since I watched the movie, Finding Forrester... It's one of the soundtrack in the movie...
It's a pity that the singer died young...
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