“Composed of Honoka Katayama and Azita Ganjali, the young and dynamic ukulele duo Honoka & Azita first met at Ukulele Hale, a ukulele studio in Kaimuki, Hawaii founded by Jody Kamisato. Both girls garnered exceptional credentials as soloist, including individual awards in ukulele competitions throughout Hawaii. In late 2012, the girls combined their creative forces and began performing together as a duo. The two entered the 2013 International Ukulele Contest taking home 1st place in Group Division and were also awarded the highly prestigious title of MVP” (honokaandazita.com). Listen to their nice song “Bodysurfing”:
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Music from the UK – Jon Gomm
on Gomm, a talented guitar player already starting playing the ukulele in the age of two, and playing the guitar with six years. He just uses a single acoustic guitar and creates great sounds with it. Have a listen to his nice piece “Passionflower”:
Music from the UK – Jon Gomm
Another guitarist this evening! Jon Gomm, a talented guitar player already starting playing the ukulele in the age of two, and playing the guitar with six years. He just uses a single acoustic guitar and creates great sounds with it. Have a listen to his nice piece “Ain’t Nobody”:
Music from the UK – McFly
McFly are a band from England whose success started in 2004. “Love Is Easy” is their newest single. I would say this song is “easy listening” and I really like it because of the ukulele. Just listen to it and feel good. :)
Music from the US/Ireland – Eddie Vedder, Glen Hansard
Eddie Vedder is a Singer and Songwriter from Illinois. He made the music for the film “Into the Wild”.
Glen Hansard is vocalist and guitarist of the band The Frames and of the folk rock duo The Swell Season, in which he sings with Markéta Irglová. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová are both starring in the oscar-winning film Once.
Watch Eddie Vedder and Glen Hansard perform the Song “Sleepless Nights” in San Francisco.
You can listen to a studio version of the song on Spotify.
Music from Portugal – Rita Braga
From the new album “Cherries That Went To The Police”, Rita Braga, a portuguese singer, singing Under the Moon
Music from Italy – Ennio Morricone
This is the second Morricone, an Italian composer song. Here’s the theme song of “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly“, played by the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain:
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