Hawaiian Music: Jake Shimabukuro

August 20th, 2007

I remember when I first heard of Jake Shimabukuro. My husband accidentally came across him on a video on the internet, which is how many people come to appreciate his talent. “Come here, you’ve GOT to see this guy!” he screamed. “Yeah, yeah,” I thought. What was so special about this guy? I mean I love ukulele (correct pronunciation ooh koo lay lay NOT yuke-a-lay lee) music but sheesh, I’d never seen him so excited! Then I saw the video and realized why the excitement. Jake is amazing. He produces sounds with the uke that I didn’t even know was possible. There’s this really cool sound like what would be considered old school Italian almost in some songs. It’s just…well, you have to see it to believe it. So here, you can discover him, if you haven’t already, the way we did…

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