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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Arts, Music & MediaWho is Israel Kamakawiwo'ole in the Agency editorial?
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole was a Hawaiian singer and ukulele player, known for his medley of Somewhere Over the Rainbow and What a Wonderful World. The Agency editorial names him in Creative.11, where Thiago Patriota picks that recording as the single piece of music he would probably choose.
In short
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian singer and ukulele player, appears in the Agency editorial in Creative.11, the interview of the author, Thiago Patriota. Asked which playlist he would keep for the rest of his life, the author prefers to pick an album, Appeal to Reason by Rise Against, and then adds that if he could pick a single piece of music it would probably be one by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, which he calls "timelessly good vibes". The edition embeds the track, the medley of Somewhere Over the Rainbow and What a Wonderful World.
Key facts
- Where does the Agency editorial name Israel Kamakawiwo'ole?
- Only in Creative.11, the interview of Thiago Patriota, in the answer about music and in the music recommendation that follows it.
- Which recording does the edition show?
- His medley of Somewhere Over the Rainbow and What a Wonderful World, embedded as a music recommendation right after the answer.
- What does the author say about it?
- That if he could pick a single piece of music it would probably be this one, and that it is timelessly good vibes.
Who was Israel Kamakawiwo'ole?
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole was a singer and ukulele player from Hawaii, known worldwide for the medley of Somewhere Over the Rainbow and What a Wonderful World released on his 1993 album Facing Future. These facts come from outside the edition, which gives his name and the track.
How does Israel Kamakawiwo'ole appear in Creative.11?
In Creative.11 the interviewer, Amanda, asks Thiago Patriota whether he plays an instrument and which playlist he would listen to for the rest of his life. He says picking one would be hard and chooses an album instead, Appeal to Reason by the punk rock band Rise Against.
He then adds that if he could pick a single piece of music it would probably be one by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, and calls it "timelessly good vibes". The edition follows the answer with the track itself as a music recommendation.
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