HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Joe Souza and his wife, Kristen, own Kanile’a Ukulele. The family’s relatives were some of the first Portuguese to immigrate to Hawaii 140 years ago. “What they brought with ...

You don’t have to look too far to see that the ukulele’s popularity is on the rise. Underground ukulele clubs are popping up. Bands are being formed. Even celebrities like Warren Buffet, Eddie Veder ...

Learning any instrument for the first time is going to take time and dedication. There are so many benefits to learning an instrument. Once you get the hang of it, playing music can help relieve ...

Its frisky four strings are the sound of Elvis’s “Blue Hawaii,” of Tiny Tim tiptoeing through the tulips and lately, beyond all reason, of a popular “Bohemian Rhapsody” cover. Above all, the humble ...

Two Mondays ago, an episode of How I Met Your Mother ended with the mother breaking off an engagement and somberly strumming a ukulele while crooning “La Vie en Rose.” Arrestingly performed live by ...

From hundreds of Bella Ciao covers to Kalki Koechlin’s lullabies — the ukulele seems to have taken social media by storm in the lockdown. Not just musicians, actors, muggles and several others are ...

He was often heard saying, “You can”t play the blues on the ukulele.” Daniel Dixon liked to strum songs from the 1920s and 30s on what he called his “noble instrument.” And even if some of the songs ...

The decision to name a state instrument in Hawaii is proving more difficult than some lawmakers expected. At first, it seemed a proposal to give the title to the ukulele it was going to be an easy ...

The ukulele, the small, four-stringed instrument traditionally associated with Hawaii, will be the star of two musical festivals in Honolulu this summer. Ingram, who died on Jan. 29 in Los Angeles, ...

For some, a musical instrument is an impressive and creative gift, and the hit Christmas product in music shops for the third year in a row is the unassuming ukulele. Guitarist Jocke Kulju is an ...