
Gods of Uke: Waikiki Stalwart Kahauanu Lake Took the Ukulele to Exciting New Places
His six-decade career included long residencies at several of Waikiki’s top hotel nightspots

His six-decade career included long residencies at several of Waikiki’s top hotel nightspots

Dr. Giovanni Albini has founded the first university-level study program dedicated to ukulele on an international level

Using what you already know in a fresh way can lead to a very different musical outcome

Uke Heads started as an album concept but soon blossomed into a band of 165 players
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By the time he was six, Wynne was writing charts for the family band

Instrumental album features ukulele in moody arrangements that include strings, piano, bass, and synthesizer

Chord-melody is a sophisticated, jazzy approach in which the melody is generally stated in the highest note of each chord

The list of American celebrities from this era who had their own signature model production ukuleles is considerable
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By focusing on each chord as it transitions from one to the next, you can better understand the mechanics of each movement

Though Sokolow came to the ukulele relatively late in his musical explorations, around the age of 50, he dove into the instrument with his characteristic curiosity and passion