The young hawaiian ukulele phenom in a program with three parts. Life on four strings is a compelling portrait of an inspiring. Footage was taken during the production of jake shimabukuro. This intimate documentary gives viewers a singular glimpse into jake shimabukuro, ukulele virtuoso, but also jake, the young boy who grew up in a modest apartment to a single mother and unsuspectingly rose to international stardom.
Contrary to popular belief, uke isnt just a simple, fourstringed instrument for beginning. Shop and buy jake shimabukuro peace love ukulele sheet music. Instruments edit shimabukuro plays a custommade 4 string tenor ukulele from kamaka ukulele. Life on four strings, which airs tonight, friday may 10, on pbs. They became the beatles in 1960 and consisted of four very talented and. Born and raised in honolulu, hawaii, jakes life has always centered on the ukulele.
Life on four strings, and it subsequently aired repeatedly on pbs. Combining elements of jazz, rock, hawaiian, and pop, he is often called the jimi hendrix of the ukulele. For the majority of my life ive been playing various musical instruments, but the. He started playing at the age of four, urged by his mother who also played. Jake shimabukuro born november 3, 1976, in honolulu, hawaii is an american ukulele virtuoso and composer known for his fast and complex finger work. Life on four strings pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more. The album won the 2010 na hoku hanohano award for instrumental album of the year, and also garnered shimabukuro the award for favorite entertainer of the year.
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May 10, 20 thirtysomething, fourthgeneration japaneseamerican jake shimabukuro is the subject of the compelling portrait jake shimabukuro. Oct 17, 2012 trailer for the documentary jake shimabukuro. This month, get an even closer look at the internationally renowned ukulele virtuoso from hawaii. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Find jake shimabukuro discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Reviewed in the united kingdom on january 11, 2014. His arrangements of the beatles while my guitar gently weeps, queens bohemian rhapsody, and the timeless harold arlen standard over the rainbow have turned a ukulele player into a household name, while his prodigious technique and supercharged take on this simple. Jake shimabukuro will be live streaming from his home on friday, april 3rd at the following time. In march 2012 the documentary by tadashi nakamura on his life and career was released, jake shimabukuro. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco.
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