​"Exhaustively researched and elegantly written,...
​Kīkā Kila is a tour de force"
                                                              --Amy Kuʻuleialoha Stillman

"Kīkā Kila is a magisterial work"
                                                              --William Ferris

"This is one of the most surprising and challenging cultural histories I’ve lately seen"
                                                               --Rayna Green 
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"That Guy Broke the Code!"   
                                                               --Luther Dickinson

Superbly written, beautifully illustrated and packed with anecdotes . . . this remarkable book is a gem and should find a readership far beyond guitar obsessives.--The Blues Magazine

If you've ever felt the lure of slide guitar, Kika Kila is a fantastic book that offers new listening material, colorful stories, and vibrant history, and exposes you to great guitarists who made history.--Acoustic Guitar

A "landmark contribution..." An "illuminating and insightful" book that "challenge[s] much of the received wisdom on American music history." --The Journal of Social History

“Kīkā Kila presents a stunning example of the nation’s cultural mélange.”  Oxford American


Additional Reviews
Summary and Spotify Playlist​

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