O Ku'u Aloha No 'Oe

O Kuʻu Aloha No ʻOe is a track by Indian slide guitarist and composer Debashish Bhattacharya. The composition appears as the eighth track on the album Hawaii To Calcutta: A Tribute To Tau Moe, released on June 2, 2017 under the Riverboat Records label. The album adopts a CD format and explores cross-cultural fusions between Hawaiian slack-key guitar traditions and Indian classical music.

The track spans 12 minutes and 16 seconds, showcasing Bhattacharya’s adaptation of Hawaiian musical elements through his signature slide guitar techniques. The title translates from Hawaiian as \"My Love for You\" and reflects the album’s thematic homage to Tau Moe, a pioneering Hawaiian musician known for blending global influences with indigenous styles. Bhattacharya employs his custom-modified guitars, including the chaturangui (a 22-stringed instrument of his design), to interpret the melody.

The album Hawaii To Calcutta features collaborations with Hawaiian artists, though specific contributors to this track remain undocumented in available sources. The recording sessions integrated raga-inspired improvisations with slack-key tunings, a hallmark of Tau Moe’s legacy. Riverboat Records, a subsidiary of World Music Network, distributed the release as part of its series on transcontinental musical dialogues.

Critical reception of the album highlighted Bhattacharya’s ability to merge disparate traditions without diluting their core identities. The tracklist includes reinterpretations of Hawaiian standards alongside original compositions, with O Kuʻu Aloha No ʻOe serving as a centerpiece for its extended instrumental exploration. Further details on the track’s production process or live performances are not publicly verified.