Cecilio & Kapono

The duo released three albums on Columbia Records: the self-titled Cecilio & Kapono (1974), Elua (1975), and Night Music (1977).To date, the duo has released more than a dozen full-length albums which have incorporated various genres including Top 40 pop, modern soul, funk, disco, rock, and traditional Hawaiian.Cecilio & Kapono received the Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts Lifetime Achievement Award for their work as a duo in 2009.He was sentenced to one year in jail, 500 hours of community service, and sex offender treatment.The plea also involved deferred adjudication and a prohibition on jobs that would put him around children under 14 without an approved adult present.
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