What was the inspiration behind the "Aloha 'Oe" song, that was popularized by a Hawaiian soprano singer?
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. A leading "prima donna" of the early era of Hawaiian music, she traveled and performed with the Royal Hawaiian Band and popularized the song "Aloha ʻOe" by Queen Liliʻuokalani in the United States.
Hana Shimozumi Hana Shimozumi (October 22, 1893 — July 12, 1978), sometimes written as Hannah Shimozumi, and later Hana Shimozumi Iki, was an American singer, billed as "the Japanese Nightingale", best known for playing Yum Yum in Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado" in 1919.