They're Playing My Music, by Al Nobriga and Island Company

They're Playing My Music

by Al Nobriga and Island Company

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1.	Haole Girl 03:51	buy track
2.	They're Playing My Music 04:06	buy track
3.	Break Away (I'd Rather Be Sailing) 03:02	buy track
4.	Goodbye Girl 04:30	buy track
5.	Comin' Back 03:00	buy track
6.	Wish I Could 03:31	buy track
7.	BC 03:56	buy track
8.	Lady In My Life 03:01	buy track
9.	Canadian Girl 03:32	buy track
10.	My Last Disco Song 05:03	buy track

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A rare look into the discotheque era of Waikiki, Al Nobriga’s “My Last Disco Song” tells of a time when nightclubs lined Kalakaua Avenue and practically every hotel hosted live entertainment. Seven days a week, locals rubbed elbows with visitors in discos like The Point After, Cock’s Roost, Garden Bar, Infinity, Duke Kahanamoku’s, Foxy Lady Too, Valentino’s, Hawaiian Hut—the list goes on.

In the years following the release of Al Nobriga with Island Company’s LP, They’re Playing My Music, a massive shift in Waikiki’s tourism industry began. More and more nightclubs closed their doors or hired duos and disc jockeys to entertain guests. The venues that once lined Kalakaua Avenue eventually gave way to newly constructed luxury shopping centers, a trend that continues into the 21st century.

Nobriga offers a poignant escape from what would soon become decades of ongoing development in Waikiki. Not just another yacht rock tune, “Break Away” carries the listener to a place where one finds enlightenment in the tropical winds and cool ocean blue, far from the concrete jungle of Honolulu.

“Entertainment is just not what it used to be. Back then, you could go all night [down Kalakaua] and still not catch every act that was playing...”

Read the full interview with Al Nobriga: wp.me/p10Uv2-1d2

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released April 15, 2016

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Since its evolution from a blog into record label, Aloha Got Soul has committed itself to exploring every corner of Hawaii for the best music, regardless of genre or generation. The blog launched in August 2010. In 2015, we launched our record label. In 2021, we opened a brick-and-mortar record store in Honolulu. ... more

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