Manao Radio Orchestra To Open Shows For Greg Allman and Leon Russell at The Maui Arts and Cultural Center and, The MRO Will Perform LIVE on 91.5 FM and www.manaoradio.com, Wednesday, January 17

- January 17, 2007 - Friday, January 19th, The MRO will open for The Greg Allman Band at The Maui Arts and Cultural Center"s Castle Theater and, Thursday, March 1st, The MRO opens for Leon Russell also at The Castle Theater.

Wednesday, January 17, from 8:00pm-10:00pm The MRO will perform live on 91.5 FM and www.manaoradio.com. />
The MRO is:

Don Lopez (Willie Nelson, Willie K, Prince, George Benson, Michael MacDonald, The Doobie Brothers, Vince Esquire) on bass.
Bob Jones (Michael Bloomfield, We 5, Otis Span) on guitar.
Vince Esquire (Willie Nelson, Los Lonely Boys) on electric guitar.
Dorothy Betz (Freddy Neil) on vocals and acoustic guitar.
Les Adam (Willie Nelson, Merle Saunders) on keyboards.
Josh Greenbaum (River Phoenix, Vince Esquire) on drums.
Alana Cini (Merkaba) on didjeridoo.

Friday, March 2
Two dynamic duos and one outrageous Tita
Chris and Lorin Rowan, The Hula Honeys and Kathy "Tita" Collins

Bay Area legends Chris & Lorin Rowan (David Grisman Band, Phil Lesh & the Hepcats, etc.) return to Maui for a concert to benefit Mana"o Radio, Friday, March 2, at the Studio Maui in Haiku. The Hula Honeys (Robyn Kneubuhl & Ginger Johnson) will add their sweet hapa-haole Hawaiian music, and Kathy Collins will bring her Tita character to "talk story" as well. Details coming soon! Mark your calendar now!

Weekly Live Broadcasts on 91.5 Manao Radio and www.manaoradio.com include:

Mondays - Unisan Jazz Bar, Wailuku, with Mike Buono at 8:00pm
Wednesdays - Club Manao with Uncle Don and Alana Cini at 8:00pm
Every Other Sunday - Casanova"s, Makawao, Up Country Acoustic Sunday with Dorothy Betz and Les Adam
Sundays - Club Manao with Uncle Don at 8:00pm
The Last Friday of Every Month - Charlies, Paia with The MRO and Special Guests at 10:30pm

About Manao Radio:

MISSION:
To inform, educate, and entertain the Maui community with radio broadcasts of multi-cultural and community-related programming, with special emphasis on the interests and needs of older adults.
GOALS:
• Spread cultural awareness and understanding through locally produced educational vignettes
• Showcase local musicians, singers, songwriters, authors, and various other artists
• Provide accurate and timely reports on the news of the day, both local and worldwide
• Expose the audience to a broad range of music, including ethnic and other forms not considered commercially viable
• Foster public participation in an ongoing forum for opinions on local issues and concerns

OUR FORMAT:
Cultural education will be the primary focus of our broadcast programming. Virtually all social issues in Hawai"i are heavily influenced or affected by the unique multiculturalism of this state. We plan to use traditional as well as contemporary music of Hawai"i"s major ethnic groups including (but certainly not limited to) Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, and Hawaiian to further the community"s understanding of the culture, history, and social perspectives of each of these groups. Education through music will also extend to regular broadcasts of classical, jazz, and modern classic (e.g. "Big Band") music hosted by experts in those areas. We anticipate our musical programming (music plus knowledgeable analyses and interpretations, including lectures and other oral presentations illustrated or punctuated by musical examples) to comprise approximately 80% of broadcast time.

Of the remaining 20%, more than half of the broadcast time will include actual instructional material, i.e. lessons in Hawaiian language, health and wellness information for senior citizens, Hawaiian history, etc. The remainder of the broadcast schedule (8%) will be filled by news and public service announcements, both of which may be considered educational.

Incidentally, mana"o is a Hawaiian word which means thought, idea, opinion, theory, meaning, mind; to think, suppose, meditate, deem, consider. It is one of many non-English words used frequently in Hawai"i, often in the phrase sharing mana"o, or the exchange of thoughts, feelings, and expertise. Pre-contact Hawaiians had no written language; knowledge was passed through the oral tradition of sharing mana"o. We chose the name Mana"o Radio because we see this station as a modern extension of this tradition; an opportunity to educate the community through multicultural sharing.

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