Spectrum Hawaii; 012

KHET · 1983

Episode 011 features Shakuhachi glass flute players, an interview with Corky Trinidad, a political cartoonist, and a dance club called the Folchlorico de camoes. Shakuhachi flutes originated in Japan and are made of bamboo. The flutes were expensive so Riley Lee started a society that makes the flutes out of glass. Executive Producer, Nino J. Martin, intervews political cartoonist Corkey Trinidad about his cartoons and his approach to world events. The executive producer of the dance club folchorico de cameos discusses the different types of Portuguese clothing and dances that the club performs. Episode 012 Executive producer, Nino J. Martin interviews playwright, Mark Medoff, about his writing and about the play Children of A Lesser God. The next segment explores the gamelon, an Indonesian music style from the country of Java. There is a club at the University of Hawaii ran by professor Hardja Suslio dedicated to playing and performing gamelon music in order to gain a better understanding of th