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Matt Sproat
Birth nameMatthew Kawaiola Sproat
Born1972 (age 51–52)
GenresHawaiian
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele, Bass
Musical artist
Matt Sproat, taken in Japan

Matt Sproat is a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winning Hawaiian musician, singer, producer, and story-teller. He is a guitarist and singer with the Hawaiian music trio, Waipuna. He is the great-grandnephew of the legendary musician and story-teller Kindy Sproat, who was a 1988 NEA National Heritage Fellow.

Early life

Sproat was born on the island of O‘ahu and grew up in the North Shore town of Hau‘ula. He is a 1990 graduate of Kamehameha Schools.

Personal life

Sproat is married to business executive, author, and political commentator Trisha Kehaulani Watson-Sproat.

Career

In 2008, he and fellow musician Kale Hannahs formed the Hawaiian music group, Waipuna. In 2009, they released their first album, Mana‘o Pili. Two years later, their second album, E Ho‘i Mai was released. It would win three Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards. That same year, David Kamakahi, son of legendary Hawaiian guitarist and musician, Dennis Kamakahi, joined the band. The trio released the extended play ("EP") Nāpili in 2013. This album would win two Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, one for Best EP, and a solo award for Kamakahi, for Best Instrumental Composition of the Year ("Nāpili Bay"). The group's fourth released, E Mau Ke Aloha, followed in 2014. For their 10-year anniversary, the group recorded and released their fifth collaboration, the self-titled album Waipuna. It would win that year's Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award for "Best Hawaiian Single" for "He Aloha Waiau".

In 2018, Sproat appeared in the Project Kuleana video for the song "Hau‘ula Paka."

Sproat is also a master woodworker, and founded his own indigenous wood craft company The Kealohi Collection.

Discography

  • Aloha Festivals Hawaiian Falsetto Contest Winners Vol 5. (2004, Various Artists)
  • Mana‘o Pili (2009, Waipuna)
  • E Ho‘i Mai (2011, Waipuna)
  • Nāpili (2013, Waipuna)
  • E Mau Ke Aloha (2014, Waipuna)
  • Waipuna (2019, Waipuna)

References

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  2. "Waipuna Enjoys The Ride". archives.midweek.com. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  3. "2nd Ola Ka Ha Hawaiian cultural celebration outside Honolulu's Iolani Palace, March 29". Hawaii Magazine. 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  4. "NEA National Heritage Fellowships | NEA". www.arts.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  5. "Clyde "Kindy" Sproat | PBS Hawai'i". www.pbshawaii.org. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  6. ^ "Waipuna Home". Waipuna. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  7. "Hawaiian Music / 2014 Na Hoku Hanohano Award Nominees". www.hawaiianmusicstore.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  8. Berger, John (2018-05-17). "Waipuna celebrates 10 years of music". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  9. "2019 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards". HAWAIIAN MUSIC LIVE. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  10. "Project Kuleana 6". ʻŌiwi TV. 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  11. Project KULEANA Nā Moʻo ʻO Koʻolauloa presents "Hauʻula Pāka", 2018-11-10, retrieved 2019-05-06
  12. "Handmade custom Koa Jewelry made in Hawaii". The Kealohi Collection Store. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
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