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James West (born December 18, 1953), also known as Kimo West, is a Canadian guitarist, best known for working with "Weird Al" Yankovic. In 2018, he received his first Grammy nomination for Moku Maluhia: Peaceful Island in the category of Best New Age Album
West can be heard and seen on all of Yankovic's videos, albums, and concerts since 1984.West is also a composer for film and television and produced a number of CDs for independent artists. He has released seven solo slack-key guitar albums. He performs regularly at concerts and festivals.
in 2018, he received his first Grammy nomination for Moku Maluhia: Peaceful Island in the category of Best New Age Album. 
1999 - Coconut Hat
2005 - Slack Key West
2006 - The Hawaiian Tribute To Sublime: Livin's EZ
2007 - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar-Kimo Style
2007 - Hotel Honolulu - The Hawaiian Tribute to the Eagles
2008 - Kimo's Hawaiian Slack Key Christmas
2012 - Na Lani O Maui: Maui Skies
2013 - Ki Ho'alu Christmastime
2015 - Guitar Stories: Slack Key & Beyond
2017 - Slackers In Paradise ( with Ken Emerson )
2018 - Moku Maluhia: Peaceful Island