From the Fall 2016 issue of Ukulele magazine | Complied by AUDREY COLEMAN *pictured above (clockwise): Walt Keale, Ukuleles at Sea’s Zodiac, Hawaiian Uke Retreat, Fulare Pad, Fred & Lynn Sokolow, Tunes in the Dunes, and the Utah Ukulele Festival Camp…
By Greg Olwell Cordoba is introducing two new ukuleles——at next week’s Summer NAMM show in Nashville, Tennessee. Two new ukuleles expand on the format and design of the company’s top-seller, the all-mahogany Cordoba 15CM. First up is the 15CM-E concert, which…
By Greg Olwell Ukulele players Bryan Tolentino and Herb Ohta Jr. won big at this weekend’s Na Hoku Hanohano awards in Honolulu, taking home the Ukulele Album of the Year award. The awards celebrate Hawaiian music and given by Hawaiian…
We were thrilled when uke virtuoso Taimane (Gardner) agreed to record a Session at the Ukulele booth at Winter NAMM 2016. But fellow uker Brit Rodriguez, who was just about to start shooting her session, was even more thrilled. “I arrived…
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By Greg Olwell For this week’s throwback Thursday, we want to take the opportunity to celebrate one of the most important ukulele makers ever. This year marks the 100th anniversary since Samuel Kaialiilii Kamaka began building ukuleles in his one-man shop…