Paths Are ManyTruth Is One
← Back to all artists
Portrait of Keali'i ReichelCharles Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Artist profile

Keali'i Reichel

Shamanism · Hawaiian Oli and Hula

Kumu hula, singer and composer from Maui, born in 1962, who carries the Hawaiian oli and the hula lineage he was trained in. Oli is chanted prayer, a way of speaking directly to the ancestors and to the spirit world, and he founded the hālau Ke'alaokamaile to teach it. On stage he sets that inheritance beside his own contemporary Hawaiian songs, sharing what is meant to be shared and keeping the rest where it belongs.

ShamanismUnited States
View upcoming events →Watch talksVisit site ↗
✓This profile is compiled from publicly available sources. Some details (video length, full event calendars) could not be independently confirmed and should be verified before relying on them.
About the artist

Keali'i Reichel

Kumu hula, singer and composer from Maui, born in 1962, who carries the Hawaiian oli and the hula lineage he was trained in. Oli is chanted prayer, a way of speaking directly to the ancestors and to the spirit world, and he founded the hālau Ke'alaokamaile to teach it. On stage he sets that inheritance beside his own contemporary Hawaiian songs, sharing what is meant to be shared and keeping the rest where it belongs.

Upcoming events

Meet Keali'i Reichel in person.

Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.

No upcoming events are currently listed.

Talks & videos

Watch before you attend.

Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this artist in their own words.

No talks are published yet.

Path

The wider context.

⟡
Nature & ritual

Shamanism

Ritual, connection with nature and symbolic journeys within living traditions.

Explore the path →
Explore further

Related artists.

View all artists →
Portrait of Mari Boine
Shamanism

Mari Boine

Sámi singer from Karasjok in northern Norway, born in 1956, and the best-known voice of the joik. A joik does not describe its subject but calls a person, animal, place or spirit into presence, and it grew out of a Sámi understanding of the world as kin rather than scenery. Christian authorities banned the practice for close to three hundred years, and Boine is among those who brought it back into the open. She sings it alongside jazz, rock and other forms without letting go of what it is.

Portrait of Sainkho Namtchylak
Shamanism

Sainkho Namtchylak

Tuvan singer born in 1957 near the Mongolian border, with a range spanning some seven octaves. Her grandmother taught her the overtone singing that Tuvan custom reserved for men, and she went on to study the shamanic traditions of her region. She sings that inheritance into avant-garde jazz, Siberian folklore and Buddhist material, and is one of very few women to carry Tuvan throat singing to an international audience.

Portrait of Huun-Huur-Tu
Shamanism

Huun-Huur-Tu

Tuvan throat-singing ensemble from southern Siberia, formed in 1992 and the best-known carriers of Tuvan music beyond their own republic. Their khöömei draws several notes from a single voice and imitates the sounds of the land it comes from, wind, water and animals, a practice bound up with addressing the spirit-masters of those places. They play the traditional instruments of Tuva, among them the igil and the tungur, the shaman's drum.

Portrait of R. Carlos Nakai
Shamanism

R. Carlos Nakai

Native American flutist of Navajo and Ute descent, born in 1946, and the most widely heard player of the cedar flute. He carries the ceremonial and storytelling use of the instrument and has also taken it into orchestral and jazz settings; his Canyon Trilogy was the first Native American flute recording to reach gold.

Monthly selection

Stay connected with our newsletter.

Receive new talks, upcoming events and thoughtful editorial selections in one monthly email.