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NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts have become a powerful launch pad for musicians, since they started in 2008. Its most popular video, of Anderson Paak, has racked up more than forty million views. Bob Boilen, host of All Songs Considered, curates the series, which has helped millions of listeners discover new artists. Now, a musician from Hawai‘i has made the cut.
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The owners of a family ukulele business in Hawai?i will celebrate their deep musical roots at a cultural festival in Portugal.Joe Souza and his wife,…
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Lyle Ritz, a revered bass player, who was also known as the “Father of Jazz Ukulele,” died last week in Portland, Oregon. Since the late 1950s, Ritz has…
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‘Ukulele virtuoso Taimane will make her Hawai‘i Theater debut this coming weekend.After parting ways with Mountain Apple recording she’s set out to push…
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Don Ho first spotted the ‘ukulele phenomenon, Taimane, when she was thirteen, and recording deals and international gigs have followed. This Saturday, she…
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The ‘ukulele is unique part of the history and culture of Hawai‘i. Older instruments can tell their own stories—a fact that one collector wants to share…
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A bill to name the official state musical instrument stalled and died last week in conference committee because both houses could not reach an agreement.…
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The National Conference of State Legislatures ranked Hawai’i number one for having the most interesting legislative proposal in the country. It has…
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Officially designating Hawai’i’s State Instrument is proving to be far more difficult at the State Capitol than many lawmakers ever anticipated. As HPR’s…