Background
He came from Maluku Islands, Indonesia and was born 23 December 1921. He was married to Joyce Aubrey and together they had a daughter Wanda who was born in Bandung, Indonesia in 1946.
He came from Maluku Islands, Indonesia and was born 23 December 1921. He was married to Joyce Aubrey and together they had a daughter Wanda who was born in Bandung, Indonesia in 1946.
Like his fellow countrymen Ming Luhulima and Rudi Wairata, he found sizable popularity in the Netherlands and Europe playing Hawaiian music Aubrey joined the The Mena Moeria Minstrels as their singer. The was headed by Ming Luhulima.
lieutenant is believed that stowed away on a ship called the Johan Barneveldt and arrived in the Netherlands around 1958.
Death He died on 19 November 1981. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery, Los Angeles County, California.
He is buried next to his idol Sol Hoʻopiʻi. was a multi instrumentalist. In addition to the stell guitar, he also played guitar, violin, trumpet and saxophone.
He became a popular artist in the Netherlands, and like Luhulima had gained his fame there.
Along with Luhulima he was responsible for the Portuguese style or genre of music in the Netherlands called Kroncong becoming well known. He is also credited with teaching Rudi Wairata techniques on the steel guitar. In 1960, he released an European Parliament record on the Fontana label that featured the song "Ou" OelateZ".
Besides himself, the record featured Joyce Aubrey and Bill Toma on vocals.
In 1966, he joined the Tielman Brothers for period of time and went on tour with them. Also in 1966, he recorded an album with Frank Valdor.
Later he left to settle in the United States permanently. Around 1970, 1971, Hula Girl was released on the Eclipse label.
This was actually a re-release of an earlier album, Aloha Keakua that was released on the Omega label.
- Krontjong Nusantara - Decca 6861 050 - Indonesian Folklore - Decca XBY 846 519 & His Royal Hawaiian Minstrels – Hawaiian Paradise - Decca – Natural Philosophy 356 001 and his Royal Hawaiian Minstrels – Aloha Keakoa - Omega 333 075 met zang van: Wanda, Sita en de Samoa Voices - met zang van: Wanda, Sita en de Samoa Voices - Iris Records 15042 En Zijn Suara Istana En Zijn Suara Istana – Heimwee Naar Insulinde - Decca 625 372 QL - (1966) - Heimwee Naar Insulinde - Decca 834480-2 - (1988) (compact disc) Conducted by With The Samoa Voices – Beautiful Hawaii: The Most Beautiful Hawaiian Songs - PMF Records – 90 533-2 - (1991) (compact disc).