Masami Sato & Makana
Thursday's featured steel guitar group was Masami Sato & Makana. The band Makana comprises Masami Sato on Ubass and Vocal, Kazuko Tanaka on Steel guitar, Kazuko Ishii on Guitar, Ayumi Kato on Guitar and Vocal, Yoshiko Konno on ‘Ukulele, and Michiko Makiuchi on piano and Vocal. Moana danced hula for Makana.
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Emcee Monte McComber with Michiko Makiuchi, Kazuko Tanaka, Toshiko Konno, Ayumi Kato, and Kazuko Ishii.
Michiko Makiuchi, Toshiko Konno, Kazuko Tanaka, Masami Sato, Ayumi Kato, and Kazuko Ishii.
Masami Sato (center) with Michiko Makiuch (piano)i, Toshiko Konno, Kazuko Tanaka, Ayumi Kato, and Kazuko Ishii.
Michiko Makiuchi, Toshiko Konno, and Kazuko Tanaka.
Michiko Makiuchi, Toshiko Konno, Kazuko Tanaka, Masami Sato, Ayumi Kato, Kazuko Ishii, and hula dancer Moana.
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