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World's best ukelele player
Joy Honey
Not just another dumass
Join date: 17 Jun 2005
Posts: 3,751
07-17-2006 21:54
http://www.break.com/index/worlds_best_ukulele_player.html
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Aodhan McDunnough
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Join date: 29 Mar 2006
Posts: 1,518
07-17-2006 22:05
lovely
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Uma Bauhaus
Renascene
Join date: 18 Aug 2004
Posts: 636
07-17-2006 22:09
What an absolute genius. With such a temperamental instrument, one finds themselves preparing for the occasional missed note. It never comes. Instead he displays a mastery of the Ukulele, that I have never seen before. Such expression! Such perfection!

For those who are impatient, I recommend skipping to the 2/3 point for the crescendo and closing denouement. It's amazing.

Thank you Joy! :)
Sally Rosebud
the girl next door
Join date: 3 May 2005
Posts: 2,505
07-17-2006 22:11
Wow!
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Arthax Bachman
Registered User
Join date: 26 Aug 2005
Posts: 78
07-17-2006 22:24
I believe this is the same guy who did a commercial here in Hawaii advertising Roadrunner high-speed online; did his super-high-speed strumming in it.
He is world-famous, atleast among ukulele enthusiasts.

Nice video.
Ursula Madison
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Join date: 31 Jul 2004
Posts: 713
07-18-2006 01:18
That was absolutely beautiful.
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Swizzle Stiglitz
In bed
Join date: 9 May 2006
Posts: 6
07-18-2006 10:00
I saw that guy a few weeks back, it has been racing around the net at the speed of light and is one of the rare instances where no matter how many times it pops up, I am actually pleased find another copy of it in my inbox and watch it like it is new.

And now for something totally different...

(Warning you will not be able to look away)

http://www.break.com/index/worlds_best_ukulele_player.html
Mocc Spatula
Death to all fanatics!
Join date: 6 Apr 2006
Posts: 303
07-18-2006 10:48
Thanks for the reminder!

That's Jake Shimabukuro - like no other ukelele player you've ever seen or heard. He was a mere 28 when he recorded that piece, live from Strawberry Fields in Central Park.

It's funny - typically if I said the word "ukelele" - depending on your age, you'd probably come back with something like: "Huh?!" or perhaps "George Formby!" or "dumbass titchy little annoying toy guitar for kids and crappy buskers".

Prepare to have your preconceptions and prejudices turned upside down.

There's more Jake to be had at his own site or alongside some other pretty fine players at Midnight Ukelele Disco (look under the 2004/2005 tab).

Scorching.
Jesseaitui Petion
king of polynesia :P
Join date: 2 Jan 2006
Posts: 2,175
07-29-2006 06:05
He`s not the worlds best, he`s just really fast.






It`s spelt "ukulele" btw :P