The concert “round robin” format will feature well known Hawaiian musicians Manu Boyd, Kanani Kahaunaele, Sabrina Velasquez and Grammy winning Kawika Kahiapo, joined by mainlanders Bob DiPiero, Katie Herzig, and Kyle Jacobs.

Those names might not be familiar to the general public, but consider their resumes: Bob DiPiero is a Hall of Fame songwriter who has 15 Number 1 singles; Katie Herzig is a Grammy-nominated indie songwriter-artist; and Kyle Jacobs is the writer of Garth Brooks’ “More Than A Memory,” the only country single ever to debut at Number 1 on the Billboard charts.

In the audience will be other workshop participants, including local and national music publishers and executives.  Among this year’s invited professionals are Carrie Underwood’s multi-platinum producer Mark Bright.  As well as performing their hits, each featured artist will talk briefly about their craft, what inspires their writing, , and how to survive in the real-world music business.

The concert is free.  Registration for the workshop at Honolulu Cultural Community College is still open,at www.melesongwriters.org, or call 808-852-9555.

Growing up, music was a significant part of Ziggy’s childhood. And now, he hopes to share it with Hawaii’s children. “I know how important music can be in a child’s growth and development, and in a parent’s connection with their children,” he says. “Music helps children to grow with open minds and open hearts and this is my message.”

“We are thrilled to be hosting Ziggy’s children’s concert at the Discovery Center,” said HCDC President and CEO Loretta Yajima. “It is a wonderful way for families to connect through music, and we’re excited to be a part of this wonderful event.”

The children’s concert at HCDC will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a performance by local ukulele master Roy Sakuma. He will be joined by a few of his students, including a child who has learned to play the instrument with one arm. Sakuma is revered as Hawaii’s foremost ukulele teacher and has been teaching for more than 30 years. He currently has 4 studios opened throughout Oahu.

Ziggy will then take the stage at noon and perform until 12:30 p.m. After the show, he will be available for autographs.

“Family Time,” Ziggy’s first children’s album, offers a collection of family-oriented reggae tunes and features the likes of Willie Nelson, Paul Simon and local Hawaii singers Jack Johnson and Paula Fuga. In this record, which was released in May, he shares with families his love of music through themes of love, unity, freedom and fun. Ziggy says that this record represents his daily family life and was inspired by his four-year-old daughter Judah and baby Gideon. Judah even lends her voice to the album’s title track. For his second children’s album, “B Is for Bob,” Ziggy re-imagines a collection of classic tunes of his legendary father, Bob Marley. This album was just released in late June.

Ziggy says, “’Family Time’ is for all families and especially the world family.” He hopes to share the message of Family Time with children and families around the world and has already performed other children’s shows at Boulder, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Santa Barbara.

Ziggy has long been involved within the children’s community. His works include: a rendition of “Give A Little Love” with the Melody Makers on the 1991 Disney compilation “For Our Children,” the theme-song for the PBS series “Arthur,” and most memorably, a role in the movie Shark Tale as the voice of the Rasta jellyfish, Ernie. He has founded the non-profit organization Unlimited Resources Giving Enlightenment (U.R.G.E.), which serves a number of charitable children’s causes in Jamaica and other developing countries. He is also an active supporter of Little Kids Rock, which provides children attending public schools with free musical instruments and lessons.

Seating for the children’s concert will be limited in a courtyard at the HCDC on the grass and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations will be taken for this event. Space is limited to about 200 people. While the concert is free, entrance to HCDC activity galleries requires paid admission.

For more information on the children’s show at the Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center, please contact Liane Usher at (808) 524-5437 ext. 23 or (808) 375-5437 or e-mail liane@discoverycenterhawaii.org.

Later that night, ‘Ziggy Marley Live in Concert’ will be held at the Waikiki Shell. Thompson’s Productions has partnered with Clear Channel Communications and Cox Radio to bring this special event to Hawaii. The concert will start at 5:00 p.m and continue until 10:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for $35, $45 and $55 and can be purchased at the Blaisdell Box Office, online at Ticketmaster.com and at all Ticketmaster outlets, including select Macy’s. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. For more event information, please call Hawaii Pacific Entertainment at (808) 237-3675 or e-mail umma@hawaiipacificentertainment.com or log on to www.hawaiipacificentertainment.com.

Ziggy’s concert will bring together a list of other dynamic international artists including Mysterious, the man from Trinidad; one of Jamaica’s hottest singers, Rovleta Fraser, who will break from touring with Jr. Gong and Nas to perform in Hawaii; rock, reggae and folk musician Joseph Israel and the Jerusalem Band; the young and energetic Blak Diamon from Jamaica; and the Virgin Islands’ very own reggae musician and songwriter Zion.

Major sponsor partners of “Ziggy Marley Live in Concert” are The Waikiki Park Shore and The Hotel Wailea of The Aqua Hotels & Resorts chain, Hard Rock Café, Maui Brewing Company, Mana Foods, Land of Organica, Love Fatigues and more.

As part of a program to promote Hawaiian music education in public elementary schools, Sprint Hawaii arranged for the donation of 20 premium ukuleles. Kupuna Janet Kahalekomo, who oversees the Hawaiian Studies program at the school, will be accepting the donation on behalf of the school.

This program is part of a larger community relations initiative launched in May 2008 by Sprint Hawaii and Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation to donate instruments to music education programs in Hawaii. A portion of the profit from every new Sprint activation and phone upgrade of a qualified music phone will be donated to the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation in support of the Hawaiian music initiative.

Also, when customers download music from the Mountain Apple catalogue – available on Sprint phones and featuring tracks from Israel Kamakawiwo’ole (Braddah Iz) and The Brothers Cazimero — a portion of the profit will be donated to the music education program.

Often described as expressive, subtle, with a tone like the human voice, the kayagum (or gayageum) is the national instrument of Korea. A 12-stringed zither which is played on the floor, the kayagum is related to the Chinese zheng, Japanese koto, Mongolian yatga, and Vietnamese dan tranh, but distinct from other zithers in the region because of a separate piece of hardwood at the base shaped like ram`s horns. This performance by masters of the Korean zither showcases the range and beauty of the instrument in traditional and new compositions.

The Korean Zither Musicians’ Association is comprised of 50 performers (20 will be coming to Hawai’i) who are teaching at major Korean universities — Seoul National University, Hanyang University, Busan National University, and others. The group was established in 1993 to promote Korean zither music and to foster exchange with zither artists from other Asian traditions, such as the Chinese zheng and chin, Japanese koto, Mongolian yatak, and Vietnamese dan tranh. The Association holds an annual concert in Seoul and has toured widely, from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to Ulan Bator, Mongolia, and to cities in the UK, US, Canada, China, and Southeast Asia.

Tickets are $5 to $15 in advance, $10 to $20 at-the-door. To purchase, visit www.etickethawaii.com, call 483-7123 to charge by phone (Aloha Stadium box office, M-F 9am-5pm), or visit any UH Ticket outlet (Rainbowtique stores, Stan Sheriff Center, UH Manoa Campus Center ticket office, Windward Community College OCET office); service charges apply. Advance sales end 4 hours and 30 minutes before the performance. At the door, sales begin 1 hour and 15 minutes prior to the performance. For more information call 956-8246 or visit:

http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/community

Tapia has played with Charlie Barnet, Billy Holiday, Fats Waller, Bing Crosby, and — during his days in Hawai‘i— led a big band and worked with prominent musicians like Sol Hoopi‘i and Johnny Noble. And he marvels that he’s lasted this long. “To tell you the truth I don’t even know how I’m living because I didn’t have an easy life,” Tapia recently told the Redding Record Searchlight. “They took me out of school when I was 12 and half years old… so I worked in vaudeville. I worked all the time until now.”

Tickets are $27.50 and available by calling (808) 550-8457 or by visiting HonoluluBoxOffice.com.