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Jake Shimabukuro (born November 3, 1976) is a ukulele virtuoso and composer from Hawaii [ a] known for his fast and complex finger work. [ 2] His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco. [ 3] Shimabukuro has written numerous original compositions, including the entire soundtracks to two ...
Dan "Soupy" Campbell. Billy "Uke" Carpenter. Jason Castro. Ryan Choi. Jacob Collier. Zach Condon ( Beirut) Frank Crumit. Albert "Sonny" Cunha. Cavetown.
Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole[ a] (May 20, 1959 – June 26, 1997), also called Braddah IZ or just simply IZ, was a Native Hawaiian musician and singer. He achieved commercial success and popularity outside of Hawaii with his 1993 studio album, Facing Future.
Tablature (or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering or the location of the played notes rather than musical pitches. Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments such as the guitar , lute or vihuela , as well as many free reed aerophones such as the harmonica .
Like guitar, basic ukulele skills can be learned fairly easily, and this highly portable, relatively inexpensive instrument was popular with amateur players throughout the 1920s, as evidenced by the introduction of uke chord tablature into the published sheet music for popular songs of the time [25] (a role that was supplanted by the guitar in ...
Mar. 19—WILKES-BARRE — Mayor George C. Brown on Tuesday said the city will enact the Code Blue designation due to severe cold temperatures for Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
The music of Hawaii includes an array of traditional and popular styles, ranging from native Hawaiian folk music to modern rock and hip hop.Styles like slack-key guitar are well known worldwide, while Hawaiian-tinged music is a frequent part of Hollywood soundtracks.
"Ukulele Lady" is a popular standard, an old evergreen song by Gus Kahn and Richard A. Whiting. Published in 1925, the song was first made famous by Vaughn De Leath. [1]It has been recorded by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra with vocals by the Southern Fall Colored Quartet on June 3, 1925 (catalog No. 19690B); Frank Crumit recorded June 10, 1925 for Victor Records (catalog No. 19701); Lee Morse in ...