The first big windfall for Kumalae came in 1915, when he won a bid to display ukuleles in the Hawaiian Building at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.
Since the 1960s, J. Chalmers Doane has had great success promoting the ukulele as Canada's primary instrument for beginning musical education. Here's how he did it.
Nashville band Bob’s Your Uncle says it is not a ukulele band; it is a band that uses ukuleles. The lead uke is supported by bass, percussion, guitar and accordion.
Teaching ukulele in the classroom began with J. Chalmers Doane in the early '70s, and has exploded in popularity now with new classroom-focused ukulele books and certification programs.
Ukulele-grounded singer and songwriter Victoria Vox's new album Nirvana in REM is a collection of ten original songs, eight of them inspired by the art of Fred Stonehouse.
Guitars and Ukes in the Classroom trains 1,500 teachers per year to engage students by integrating academics with singing, strumming & songwriting.
Pomaika’i Keawe was “blessed” with a voice like her grandmother’s, and she shares Auntie Genoa’s deep love of Hawaiian music, language, and hula.
Auntie Genoa Keawe was a masterful singer and fine ukulele player who had a profound influence on Hawaiian music during the entire second half of the 20th century.
Angela Denise Davis developed her passion project of arranging African American spirituals for ukulele to form the Remember and Reimagine Ukulele Ensemble.
Whether you like camping, historic sites, southern BBQ, destination music stores, or just like-minded ukers for jam sessions, here's some inspiration for a great ukulele road trip.
