"The ukelele (sic) has just four strings, and a very limited range. But one Hawaiian musician has taken the humble instrument out of its customary setting, and even scored a pop hit in Japan. A master musician demonstrates the power of the ukelele, from Beatles tunes to speed metal."Check your local listings for airtime. Here's info for KQED. (Thanks, Jennifer!)
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Jake Shimabukuro on "The World" Today
"The World" on public radio today will air a feature on Jake:
Friday, June 24, 2005
Nirvana for Ukuleles!
TGIF: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as performed by The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Link to mp3
Open Source Ukes
"The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an ‘Internet library,’ with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format."A search on "ukulele" turned up some real gems, like this 1918 Edison recording of an 'ukulele/mandolin duet, Ragtime Echos with the mysterious Marie Caveny on uke. Not to mention some Cliff Edwards classics here.
Take Your Uke on Your Trip!
Six-String-Son-of-Nunes
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Uke Building Class at Windward Community College
Friday, June 17, 2005
RISA-Uke-Ellie
Buffett fans get Jake, too
Wayne Harada has a nice piece in the Honolulu Advertiser about Jake's road experiences with Jimmy Buffett. Link
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Debut Release From Folk Uke
Backing instrumentals are provided by Cathy and Amy's dads. (Who I wouldn't mention at all except Fathers' Day is coming up, and who wouldn't want to have Cathy's dad or Amy's dad for a dad. Poke around on the Folk Uke site and you'll know why.) Link
(Thanks, Cathy and Amy!)
James Hill CD: "A Flying Leap"
Best reason to buy: (Just one?) James's version of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing." James has a chord soloing style that is uniquely his, and I can't wait for him to publish a book of arrangements so I can rip him off. Link (Thanks, James!)
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Jake and The Dominator in Sacto
Dominator has posted pix of Jake Shimabukaro's recent appearance in Sacramento to his site. Link
Monday, June 13, 2005
Attn Parrotheads: Jake Touring with Jimmy!
From today's Honolulu Star-Bulletin:
Jimmy Buffett can barely contain his excitement: Ukulele phenom Jake Shimabukuro performs with him for seven concerts beginning Wednesday in Virginia.Link
"I can't wait until when Jake walks out onstage and sees 26,000 screaming people," Buffett says from Toronto, where he performs tonight.
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