Nani Wolfgramm Explained

Nani Wolfgramm
Birth Name:Maxwell Ferdinand Wolfgramm
Birth Date:1 November 1939
Birth Place:Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga
Instrument:Steel guitar
Genre:Polynesian
Occupation:Musician
Years Active:1960s–2000's
Label:Viking, Monitor Records

Nani Wolfgramm was a Tongan born Steel guitarist and recording artist who released multiple albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Biography

Wolfgramm was born 1 November 1939 in Neiafu, Vava’u, Tonga. His parents were Konrad Uhi Wolfgramm, and Alilia Funaki Toutai Fulivai.[1] He was of Tongan and German descent.

He was the nephew of pioneering Steel Guitarist Bill Wolfgramm who along with Bill Sevesi made many recordings on the Viking Records label.

Nani had albums released on Viking, the same label as released his uncle Bill's albums. Nani's releases included The Sounds Of Hawaii,[2] Hawaiian Cocktail [3] and Hawaii Calls [4]

He died on 26 August 2012.[5]

Releases

LP

LP's

Compact Disc

Notes and References

  1. Serenicare Obituaries Maxwell Ferdinand Wolfgramm
  2. Radio New Zealand Sound Archives System ID 51758
  3. Radio New Zealand Sound Archives System ID 51761
  4. Radio New Zealand Sound Archives System ID 51764
  5. Serenicare Maxwell Ferdinand Wolfgramm
  6. Radio New Zealand Sound Archive System ID 51761, Main Title LP - NTK Hawaiian Cocktail
  7. Radio New Zealand Sound Archives System ID 51764, Main Title LP - NTK Hawaii Calls
  8. Radio New Zealand Sound Archives System ID 51758 Main Title LP - NTK The Sounds of Hawaii
  9. Smithsonian Folkways 20 Golden Hits of Hawaii
  10. Smithsonian Folkways Hawaii: Polynesian Girl