In the history of music making there were several machines that did the jobs of the musicians. For example player pianos ( pianolas, autopiano ) the self-playing pianos you might have seen in western movies. So if it works with a piano, why shouldn't it be possible to...
Brittni Paiva was born in 1988 in Big Island, Hawaii. She began to play the ukulele when she was 11 years old. She developed her own style, playing instrumentals from old Hawaiian tunes, pop classics, Latin music to her own songs. Her first album called " Brittni X3 "...
A few years ago a new ukulele-like instrument was on the market: the bass ukulele . Or ukulele bass as some like to call it. It's a mini version of an electro-acoustic bass guitar. There are models from different luthiers available now. They all have in common the...
I saw Samuel performing in a Berlin Bar. He's a good singer and knows how to play his ukulele. Tight strumming and nice picking. To get an impression here's a video where he's playing all the instruments ( music starts at 1:50 min ): The YouTube ID of...
I just discovered Julien Régnier on the web. He's a French luthier and player. This guy shows a large variety on his Youtube channel: Electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, bouzouki, oud ( ! ) and of course ukulele. He builts a ukulele called " Sugulélé. He calls it "...
Best of both worlds. One of the most gifted acoustic guitar players Tommy Emmanuel and ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro on one stage. They improvise over this old Beatles tune at Zaandam ( Netherlands ). Great performance guys...
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