Review - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole: Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Greatest Hits (Decca)
SOMETIMES an alien sound comes along and we all just fall in love with it.
That’s what happened with the late but legendary Hawaiian ukulele star known as IZ. His simple, gentle versions of Somewhere Over The Rainbow and What A Wonderful World will be familiar to you from TV.
Here you have those, a couple of other songs you might know – Wind Beneath My Wings and In This Life – and a whole load of traditional Hawaiian standards all performed in that gorgeous, soothing voice.
Close your eyes and you can almost hear the sea.
Verdict: 3/5