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Hawaiian Ukulele Articles

Articles about the Hawaiian ukulele.

The New KoAloha Ukulele
A Honolulu Advertiser article about the new KoAloha ukulele produced by Alvin Okami and Roy Sakuma

Respect for the Instrument is a Family Tradition
This Star Bulletin article by John Berger about Wayne Kekoa Kepa of Waimanalo and his family's tradition of playing the ukulele.

Ukulele Stories
A collection of stories about the Hawaiian ukulele, edited by music writer John Berger. From the Honolulu Advertiser Newspaper.

Ukulele Revival in California Inland Area
March 2009 Press Enterprise article by Erica Shen about ukulele groups in Riverside, Loma Linda, Yucaipa, and Palm Desert in the Southern California Inland Empire area.

Return of the Jumping Fleas
Article by Ian Lendler published in the San Francisco Chronical newspaper in November of 2007.

Strum "Happy Birthday" in Honor of the Ukulele
An article by Vicki Viotti in the Honolulu Advertiser Newspaper about ukulele collector Leslie Nunes of Kailua, Oahu, who says his great grandfather manuel Nunes created the ukulele by adapting the Portuguese braguinha.

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Wikipedia Introduction to the Ukulele

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