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Jake Shimabukuro (born November 3, 1976) is a ukulele virtuoso and composer from Hawaii [a] known for his fast and complex finger work. [2] His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco. [3]
"My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi", written by Tommy Harrison, Bill Cogswell, and Johnny Noble in Hawaii in 1933, is a Hawaiian song in the Hawaiian musical style known as hapa haole. One of the earliest recordings by Ted Fio Rito and his orchestra reached number one on the charts in 1934. [ 1 ]
The song is the longest-leading number-one hit on any of the Billboard song charts, having spent 358 weeks on top of the World Digital Songs chart. [ 33 ] On July 8, 2007, Kamakawiwoʻole debuted at No. 44 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart with "Wonderful World", selling 17,000 units.
' half foreign ' in Hawaiian) is a genre of Hawaiian music which utilizes primarily English lyrics with themes and instruments attributed to Hawaii, such as the ukulele and steel guitar. Although it has its beginnings in the early 20th century with influences from traditional Hawaiian music and American ragtime , the term "hapa haole" now ...
Eddie Leilani Kamae was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised both there and in Lahaina, Maui.His grandmother was a dancer for King David Kalākaua's court. [2]He learned to play the 'ukulele [3] with an instrument his bus driver brother found on the public transport.
Honoka & Azita was a ukulele musical duo from Hawaii, United States, and are known for their fast fingers and unique arrangements of popular and original songs. [1] Honoka Katayama (born 1998) and Azita Ganjali (born 2000) were students of Jody Kamisato (now their manager), [2] and met in the Ukulele Hale studio in Honolulu.
The Brothers Cazimero were a Hawaiian musical duo made up of Robert Cazimero on bass and Roland Cazimero on twelve string guitar.Robert also played piano as a solo musician. . The Cazimeros got their start during the Hawaiian Renaissance with ukulele and slack-key guitarist Peter Moon's band, The Sunday Manoa, on their first recording, Guava
Nā Palapalai is a Hawaiian music band, originally founded in Hilo, Hawaii.Founded by Kuana Torres Kahele, Kapulanakehau "Kehau" Tamure, and Keao Costa.The group arranges traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music, performing and recording with instruments such as ukulele, guitar, ipu, and upright bass.