By Greg Olwell
On the 20th anniversary of his death on June 26, 1997, we are thinking of the legendary Iz Kamakawiwo'ole. In this official vide... Read More...
From the Summer 2017 issue of Ukulele | BY AUDREY COLEMAN
Soon after Herb Ohta Jr. was born, “Uncle” Sam Kamaka gave him his first instrument, a miniature ukul... Read More...
By Greg Olwell
We just can't resist this outtake from the PBS series Craft in America, which shows ukulele hero Jake Shimaburkuro playing one of the most bea... Read More...
ABOVE: Fred Kamaka Sr. and the Kamaka 100-anniversary headstock. (Fred Kamaka photo by Christopher Phaneuf.)
From the Summer 2016 Issue | BY AUDREY COLEMAN
Th... Read More...
By Greg Olwell
The independent entrepreneurial spirit runs deep in the ukulele community and last week’s Reno Ukulele Festival was a great place to get a con... Read More...
By Greg Olwell
The nominees for the Na Hoku Hanohano awards were announced April 15, with five nominees in the the category for Best Ukulele Performance. ... Read More...
By Marcy Marxer
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2013 issue.
Many years ago a friend gave me a cassette tape of a bunch of old recordings of 78-rp... Read More...
This sunny Throwback Thursday is dedicated to the legendary Iz Kamakawiwo'ole. Stationed aptly on a beach with ukulele in hand, watch Bruddah Iz perform his ren... Read More...
By Greg Olwell
Let's look at some vintage film shot in Hawaii for Aloha Friday.
Throughout the '20s, the mainland US was enthralled with the culture... Read More...
Kalei Gamiao stopped by the Ukulele booth at NAMM 2016 to perform "Separate Ways" on his Kamaka tenor ukulele.
Watch the deft fingerpicker play "Separate Way... Read More...
