Gods of Uke: ‘King’ Bennie Nawahi’s Lasting Legacy
"King" Bennie Nawahi was a true crossover artist on ukulele and other instruments, long before anyone thought of that label.
By Mark Kemp It’s Saturday afternoon (or evening, depending on where you are). It’s sunshiny outside (or snowing like crazy, depending on where you are), and you need to chill out. What better way than to watch Eddie Vedder, smartly…
By Elizabeth Robson / From the Winter 2014 issue of Ukulele Magazine For many people, the cheery ukulele might seem the antithesis of punk rock’s loud, angry attitude, but to a growing number of punkers in the United Kingdom, the…
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By Amber von Nagel This may be the digital age, but the Liverpool ukulele duo the Mersey Belles still have one foot firmly planted in the stylish past. In fact, connecting with the two women—Danielle “Nancy” Perkins and Lindsey “Pearl” Stainthorpe—via…