Why I Uke: Cynthia Kinnunen’s Soul-Nourishing Return to Ukulele
It was entirely because of the ukulele that I came back to playing piano and singing, and have become so passionate about sharing music with others through teaching and hosting events.
Get Great Time: How to Use a Metronome—and Enjoy It
However you feel about the metronome, spending some quality time with one will not hurt.
Enter to win this Ohana prize package!
THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED Congratulations to lucky winner Abigail in North Carolina! Prize Package includes: Limited Edition TK-470G Tenor with spruce top, rosewood back/sides, and abalone rosette Deluxe hardshell case Microfiber polishing cloth Quick release ukulele capo Metronome/tuner Rhythm ring…
The Ukulele World Congress Turns X!
Words by Jim D’Ville // Photos by author unless noted When the glaciers from the last Ice Age ceased their advance in south central Indiana some 12,000 years ago, the geologic upheaval created the magnificent sylvan paradise that is now…
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New Memorial Commemorates Early Ukulele Builder
After more than 100 years of tropical weather in Honolulu’s Makiki Cemetery, the inscription on the gravestone of Augusto Dias is barely legible: AUGUSTO DIAS FALECEO/A 5 DE FEVE DE 1915 COM 73 ANNOS DE EDADE That’s why a group…
Two Ukulele Albums Win Big at Hawaiian Music Awards
Two of this year’s finest ukulele-centered albums won awards at the 41st annual Na Hoku Hanohano awards. The awards are given by the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts and the ceremony was held at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu,…
Bryan Tolentino & Herb Ohta Jr. Ukulele Friends: The Sequel
BY GREG OLWELL Considering their long-term friendship, Honolulu’s tight musical scene, and the fact that their first Ukulele Friends collaboration earned them a major award for “Ukulele Album of the Year” from the Hawaiian Academy of Recording Arts in 2016,…
Taimane Debuts 3 Songs from Her New Album at her Ukulele Session
Taimane and her band stopped by the Ukulele studio for an exclusive performance while on a recent warm-up tour ahead of the June 5 release of her latest album, Elemental. Joined by guitarist Jazzy Jazz and percussionist Jonathan Heraux on cajon (and forks), Taimane…
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Great Ukes: J. Chalmers Doane’s Northern Ukulele is an Icon of Music Education
STORY & PHOTOS BY SANDOR NAGYSZALANCZY | FROM THE SUMMER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE Whether they’re made by artisan luthiers or manufactured in large factories, most ukuleles are born from a desire to build and sell the instrument itself. But…
Bring a Wig! 2018 West Coast Ukulele Retreat Reviewed
Text by Jim D’Ville //Photos: Courtesy of West Coast Ukulele Retreat If you were going to this year’s West Coast Ukulele Retreat, you were encouraged to wear flowers in your hair as an homage to 1967 and the Summer of…