Friday, May 16, 5:30-7pm // Located in the Lower Valley Performance Area

Join The Shops at Wailea for a special evening of music with Anthony Pfluke, and Barry Flanagan of HAPA.

Concerts at The Shops at Wailea are open to the public and are a fun complimentary event with a chance to meet fellow music lovers, visitors, residents, entertainers, while listening to Hawaii’s and the world’s finest entertainers.

Anthony Pfluke

Na Hoku Hanohano award finalist and 2022 Kani ka Pila Grille Talent Search winner Anthony Pfluke has performed across the Hawaiian Islands, the West Coast, and Japan. He has shared the stage with legendary artists such as Henry Kapono, Amy Hanaiali‘i, Brother Noland, George Kahumoku Jr., and has had the honor of opening for musical icons such as Mick Fleetwood, Keola Beamer, Taimane, Josh Tatofi and more. With a commitment to meaningful storytelling, Anthony was commissioned to write a song for the launch of Mo‘okiha O Pi‘ilani, Maui’s traditional Hawaiian voyaging canoe, and then two of his original songs: “Kuʻu Lei Aloha” and “We Will Rise,” accompanied the Lei of Aloha for World Peace on its global journeys of healing. Anthony’s captivating sound enthralls audiences with every performance, leaving a lasting impression wherever he plays.

Barry Flanagan

Barry Flanagan is a singer-songwriter, musician and founder of the acclaimed World Music group HAPA. Flanagan is known for his guitar and songwriting skills, vocal performances and ocean awareness projects. In 1980, Flanagan moved to Hawaii to research and study the art of Kiho 'Alu, or Slack Key Guitar and Haku Mele composition. It was after hearing the music of American musician and film score composer Ry Cooder with legendary Slack Key master Gabby Pahinui that inspired Flanagan's sojourn in Hawaii to explore and learn these two art forms. Flanagan immersed himself in Hawaiian culture and art, seeking out native speakers, teachers and composers of Hawaiian songs, passionately studying indigenous art forms with Maui as the backdrop. In 1983 Flanagan founded a musical duo on Maui, naming it “HAPA,” the Hawaiian word meaning “half” and also used to describe people of mixed Pacific Island ancestry.