Open Stage - NextGen

Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i NextGen steel guitar players Enosa Lyman, Tai Misailidis, Pono Fernandez, and Mālie Lyman also performed on the Open Stage.

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• Alan Akaka was the emcee for the NextGen portion of the Open Stage.
• NextGen Enosa Lyman on the steel guitar.
• NextGen Mālie Lyman and Enosa Lyman.
• NextGen Pono Fernandez. All NextGen steel guitarists play other instruments and accompany the featured steel guitarist.
• Alan Akaka accompanied the NextGen on his guitar.
• Enosa Lyman.
• NextGen Tai Misailidis. Besides being a steel guitarist, Tai is also an excellent bass player.
• Pono Fernandez.
• Enosa on the steel guitar, with Tai, Pono, Mālie and Alan providing backup.
• Mālie and Enosa.
• Tai and Pono.
• Pono, Mālie, and Enosa.
• Mālie singing a song.
• Pono on ʻukulele.
• Tai on U-bass.
• Mālie on U-bass.
• Alan on guitar.
• Tai on the steel guitar.
• Pono on the steel guitar with Mālie and Enosa on ʻukulele and Alan on guitar.
• Pono on the steel guitar with Tai on U-bass, Mālie and Enosa on ʻukulele, and Alan on guitar.
• Mālie sings and plays the steel guitar with Enosa and Alan.
• Mālie on the steel guitar.
• Mālie Lyman.

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