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Barry Fried ’81

Barry Fried ’81 has produced Uluwehi Guerrero’s new award-winning CD, Uluwehi Sings Na Mele Hula Aloha—beloved hula songs. The CD generated seven nominations at the prestigious Na Hoku Hanohano Awards (equivalent of the Hawaiian Grammies) and won the “Hawaiian Album of the Year” and “Liner Notes.” Previously, the CD won the Hawai‘i Music Award’s People’s Choice for “Best Traditional Hawaiian Album of the Year.” Fried produced the album under his new record label, Kaulupono Music, and wrote the string arrangements and played the flute in several selections. An art major at Wesleyan, he earned his master’s degree from New York University.
Barry Fried ’81 has produced Uluwehi Guerrero’s new award-winning CD, Uluwehi Sings Na Mele Hula Aloha—beloved hula songs. The CD generated seven nominations at the prestigious Na Hoku Hanohano Awards (equivalent of the Hawaiian Grammies) and won the “Hawaiian Album of the Year” and “Liner Notes.” Previously, the CD won the Hawai‘i Music Award’s People’s Choice for “Best Traditional Hawaiian Album of the Year.” Fried produced the album under his new record label, Kaulupono Music, and wrote the string arrangements and played the flute in several selections. An art major at Wesleyan, he earned his master’s degree from New York University.