Watch Jake Shimabukuro Explain How to Pronounce ‘Ukulele’

Uke master Jake Shimabukuro recently stopped by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Studio Q to provide the definitive pronunciation of “ukulele” and perform his original song “Ukulele Five-0.” Read more about Shimabukuro in our Winter 2014 issue, where he shares how his new Four Strings Foundation is…

Spring 2015

Pop Chanteuse Victoria Vox is back! Uke Evangelist Arthur Godfrey, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Turns 30, Celebrating Martin’s Style 3, How to Use Ukulele Pickups, Daniel Ho’s update on the State of the Ukulele Gear Reviews: Kanile`a KSTP, Tanglewood’s TUJ5 & TUJ1, Fender’s Piha`ea…

Winter NAMM 2015: Daniel Ho Stops By for a Visit

A regular contributor to Ukulele magazine, Daniel Ho is one of Hawaiian music’s most knowledgeable and respected purveyors. Ho stopped by our booth to chat about his early musical memories and to show off a couple of new Ohana products. Ho…

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Winter NAMM 2015: A Look at Two Fender Ukes

Like most of the major guitar companies, Fender has a line of ukuleles, and these affordable instruments are a nice fit for newbies and youngsters. Over at the Fender booth during last month’s NAMM show, Danny Guion was kind enough…

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Heidi Swedberg: From ‘Seinfeld’ to Uke Clinician

By David Templeton // From the Spring 2014 issue “There goes Ken Middleton,” says musician Heidi Swedberg—of Heidi Swedberg and the Sukie Jump Band—pointing through the window into a bustling downtown bakery in St. Helena, in rural Northern California. Out…

Jake Shimabukuro Reaches Children Through New Foundation

Shimabukuro spreads the ukulele gospel through his new Four Strings Foundation By David Knowles In today’s ukulele universe there’s no star as bright as Jake Shimabukuro. The Hawaiian-born virtuoso is not only considered the Jimi Hendrix of the uke, he’s…