New album from the Japanese ukulele unit who have been performing on the popular ukulele cover series such as 'Ukulele Beatles'. This album includes songs from past ukulele cover albums plus newly recorded songs, both Western and Japanese. These include Please Please Me, GI Blues, Englishman in New York, Black Dog, Umi no Mieru Machi and Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari.
Latest album from the very wonderful Kenji Yano (Surf Champlers, Sarabandge) on ukulele together with Morijiro Ishihara on acoustic guitar. Mostly laid back, relaxing music played beautifully. Tracks include Okinawan standards and famous tunes such as Hana, Haisai Ojisan, Shima Uta, Bashofu, Nada Sousou, Hiyamakachi Bushi and Asadoya Yunta. Should appeal equally to fans of Okinawan and Hawaiian music and one of the best albums that combines them both. Price: £16.99
Moriken is the Okinawan ukulele duo of Kenji Yano (Surf Champlers, Sarabandge) and Morijiro Ishihara. They peform well known Okinawan tunes with some on a National Resonator concert ukulele. Laid back, Hawaiian feel to these Okinawan classics with the sound of the sea running underneath. 1. Opening Theme - Awabuku # 1 (on baritone) 2. Tsuki nu Kaisha 3. Tinsagu nu Hana 4. Nanta Hama 5. Moriken Swing # 1 (on baritone) 6. Shimajima Kaisha 7. Densaa Bushi 8. Yuuna no Hana 9. Moriken Swing # 2 10. Erabu Medley (Erabu Shunsami-Erabu Yuri no Hana - Erabu no Komoriuta) 11. Toushin Doi 12. Moriken Swing # 3 (on National Resonator Concert) 13. Closing Theme - Awabuki # 2 (on tenor)
Moomin is a children's animation from Finland which is also very popular in Japan. On this album various artists play songs from the animation on ukulele. Price: £12.99
Top Japanese ukulele player performs Christmas songs. 1. Island Christmas 2. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 3.Winter Wonderland 4. I'll Be Home for Christmas 5. White Christmas 6. Last Christmas 7.Blue Christmas 8. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 9. Imagine 10.The Christmas Song 11.Silent Night
Compilation of ukulele tracks the Kuricorder Quartet have recorded for various albums and new recordings. These include for Ukulele Elvis, Ukulele Beatles, Ukulele Lennon, Ukulele Star Wars, plus covers of Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Deep Purple. Price: £17.99
Pop hits played on the ukulele. Ukulele playing Japanese artists on this album are Kazuyiki Sekiguchi, Yoshio Nomura, Kurikorder Quartet, Kenji Kondo, Asatoshi Mastsui & the Sweet Hollywaiians and Wamu (Seiji Katsu and Ukulele Eiji). Tracks include Don't Worry Baby, Live a Virgin, Thriller, Every Breath You Take, Time after Time, Let's Dance, Purple Rain and Livin' on a Prayer.
Father and son ukulele duo. 13 tracks 1. Lovely Hula Hands 2. Ku'u Pua I Paokalani 3. Beautiful Kauai 4. Aloha Kaua'i 5. In a Little Hula Heaven 6. Akaka Falls 7. Hawaii Calls 8. Sanoe 9. Beautiful Kahana 10. Hawaiian War Chant 11. E Mana E 12. Ku'u Home 13. Ku'u Ipo I Ka He'e Pue One Price: £17.99
Herb Ohta is one of the island's master ukulele players, influenced by the late and great Eddie Kamae. He is known for his dexterity and playing different styles of music from jazz, pop and Latin music. 15 tracks. 1. The Days of My Youth. 2. Hanalei Moon 3. Honolulu City Lights 4. Hanohano Hanalei 5. Kainoa- My Yellow Ginger Lei 6. Little Brown Gal 7. The Moon of Manakoora 8. Saimin 9. Mapuana 10. Princess Poo Pooly 11. Somewhere in Hawaii 12. Kalua 13. Don't Sing Aloha When I Go 14. Only Ashes Remain 15. Bali Hai.
Mixture of Japanese and Hawaiian artists playing ukulele based songs linked to the Japanese event called Ukulele Picnic. 14 tracks including Troy Fernandez-Ukulele Picnic, Iwao-Tenderly, Konishiki - Hula Hustle, Laula, feat. Sakura- Hey Jude, Ukulele Elvis - Blue Suede Shoes+Love Me Tender, Alani Ohana Band - Waikiki, Takagi Boo - On a Little Bamboo Bridge, Yohey Okamoto- Bikini Face. Price: £16.99
The versatile Ohta-san turns his hand to bossa nova. 15 tracks. 1. A Felicidade 2. Meditation 3. The Girl from Ipanema 4. How Insensitive 5. Wave 6. Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar 7. Look to the Sky 8. Esquecendo Voce 9. Once I Loved 10. Desafinado 11. Corcovado 12. Favela 13. Trsite 14. Dindi 15. One Note Samba.
From the people who brought you the popular Ukulele Beatles and other Ukulele CDs, comes the latest. Mozart's best known classics played on the ukulele. 14 tracks plus comes as CD Extra with video clip. Price: £18.99
Kiyoshi Kobayashi gets his ukulele out and plays classical adagio style pieces from Albinoni, JS.Bach, Schumann, Beethoven, Chopin, Elgar. 10 tracks.
More classical Adagio's played on the ukulele by Kiyoshi Kobayashi. Composers include Mozart, Rodrigo, Saint Saens, Dvorak and Faure. Price: £12.99
Japanese ukulele players and groups playing songs from the popular Japanese drama series, Kita no Kuni Kara. 12 tracks, artists include Kurikorder Quartet, Ukulele Cafe Quartet, Banban Bazaar, Iwao, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Miho Teruya and Iwao.
The Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso who is fifth generation Japanese plays on this album 11 covers of J-pop hits.The live versions were recorded during his Japan tour 'Ichigo Ichie' in 2007. 1. Saboten no Hana (The Tulip) 2.Olivia o Kikinagara (Anri) 3.Cosmos (Momoe Yamaguchi) 4.Miagete goran Yoru no Hoshi o (Kyu Sakamoto 5.Robinson - Live Version (Spitz) 6.I Love You - Live Version (Yutaka Ozaki) 7.Sweet Memories (Seiko Matsuda) 8.Toki no Sugiyuku mamani - Live Version(Kenji Sawada) 9. Sotsugyo Shashin - Live Version (Yumi Arai) 10.First Love (Hikaru Utada) 11.Yuki no Hana (Mika Nakajima)
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Best of album from the brilliant ukulele player, who has gained a reputation for his fast playing and revolutionary techniques. 20 tracks including In My Life, Time After Time, Hula Girl, Sunday Morning and Beyond the Break. Four newly recorded versions of previous tunes plus one new unreleased track.
Jake Shimabukuro is known for his lightening fast playing of the ukulele. He is particularly known in his native Hawaii and in Japan where he is a regular performer. This latest album features his amazing version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps an internet video cult classic. 16 tracks. Price: £18.99
DVD of video clips from throughout the career of brilliant ukuelle player Jake Shimabukuro including three new tracks. Region code 2. NTSC.
Mini-album from the younger brother of Jake, Bruce Shimabukuro steps into the limelight and demonstrates his own virtuosity on the ukulele as well as his singer/songwriter talents. 7 tracks, including a collaboration with Jake, who produced the album. Price: £11.99
The ukulele is experiencing a boom in Japan. On this timely CD, well known Japanese artists mainly from the mainstream J-pop & rock fields play the Beatles' tunes on ukulele. Includes Kazuyuki Sekiguchi (Southern All Stars), Iwao, Takashi Hamazaki (ex.Flying Kids), Hiroshi Takano, Kiseru, Watana Baby and more.
The second volume of Beatles tunes played on ukulele features Konno Hideaki and New Mexico, Herb Ohta Jr., Iwao and Chuei Yoshikawa, James Hill, Daniel Ho, and Hashiken. Price: £18.99
A more mixed bunch of Japanese musicians than the Beatles volume, play their ukes on 'Jealous Guy', 'Woman', 'Imagine', 'Oh My Love' , 'One Day' , 'Cold Turkey' , 'Oh Yoko!', 'Give Me Some Truth' , 'My Mummy's Dad'...really.
The ukulele boom continues unabated. Latest in the ukulele series is Japanese musicians playing some of Elvis Presley's greatest hits on ukulele. These include Heartbreak Hotel (Takashi Hamasaki), Love Me Tender (Iwao), All Shook Up (Kazumi Watanabe), It's Now or Never (Kiyoshi Kobayashi), GI Blues (Bang Bang Bazaar), Blue Hawaii (Herb Ohta), Jailhouse Rock (Cavaihae), Hound Dog (Kazuyuki Sekiguchi). Price: £18.99
Various Japanese musicians play theme tunes associated with 'Star Wars' on the ukulele. These include the 20th Century Fox Fanfare (Ukulele Cafe Quartet), Star Wars' Theme (Ukulele Symphony Orchestra), Cantina Band (James Hill), Princess Leia's Theme (Kiyoshi Kobayashi), Here They Come (Mikihiko Matsumiya), Hans Solo And The Princess (Hajimeni Kiyoshi), The Imperial March (Kurikorder Quartet), Yoda's Theme (Kurikorder Quartet), Across The Stars (Ukulele Cafe Orchestra).
Songs taken from the classic Japanese comic strip TV drama 'Ultraman' performed by 10 artists on ukulele including Ukulele Cafe Quartet, Mikihiko Matsumiya, Kuri Corder Quartet, Laura, Masayuki Kuzumi and Iwao.13 tracks plus promotion clip DVD. Price: £18.99
12 classic Bob Marley tunes, including I shot the Sherrif, Three Little Birds, Jamming, Waiting in Vain, Is this Love, One Love, Redemption Song, played on ukulele by top Hawaiian players including Uke Topia, Daniel Ho, Ka'au Crater Boys and Lyle Ritz. Mostly with vocals, three instrumentals. 12 tracks.
Second volume features series producer Mark Cass with Uke Topia, Daniel Ho, Shep Stern, Ka'au Crater Boys and tracks including Exodus, No Woman no Cry, Buffalo Soldier and some lesser known Marley tunes. 12 tracks. Price: £16.99
Californian good time surfing music gets the uke treatment with Mark Cass and Uke Topia, Lyle Ritz, O'Brian Eselu, Keoki Kahumoku, Ken Makuakane, Rick Cunha playing Don't Worry Baby, California Girls (instrumental), Do you Wanna Dance, Sloop John B., God Only Knows and other hits. 12 tracks.
The usual uke suspects, plus on this one Kawika Lum Ho, Herb Ohta Jr., Rick Cunha, Sean Na'auao, Luisaa Finau try their hands at Tequila Sunrise, The Long Run, Lyin' Eyes, Take it Easy, Desperado and yes, Hotel California. 11 tracks. Price: £16.99
Unlikely choice for ukulele covers, but a good one. See Ya, Garseeya, Friend of the Devil, West LA Fadeaway, Mexicali Blues, Ripple, Uncle John's Band are among 11 tunes played by Mark Cass, Herb Ohta Jr, Jim Beloff, Kawaihae and others.
Yet antother Bob Marley volume. They still managed to pluck out Stir it Up, Lively up Yourself, Keep on Moving, and few lesser known Marley tunes, played and sung by Mark Cass, Sean Na'auao, Jim Beloff, Daniel Ho and Pound 4 Pound. 11 tracks. Price: £16.99
Bee Gees get the ukulele treatment. 70s disco classics How Deep is Your Love, Stayin' Alive, Too Much Heaven, and older tunes, Massachusettes, New York Mining Disaster, Melody Fair and others. 11 tracks.
New best of compilation from the acclaimed Ukulele Summit series. 16 tracks including Waiting in Vain, Three Little Birds, Exodus, (Marley) Sloop John B. Don't Worry Baby (Beach Boys) plus covers of Eagles, Grateful Dead, Bee Gees, played by the usual suspects; Mark Cass, Ka'au Crater Boys, Willie K, Daniel Ho. Last 2 tracks are originals for this album. Price: £17.99
Guitarist/ukulele player Kiyoshi Kobayashi perfoms jazz flavoured tunes and Hawaiian standards on ukulele. Slack key guitar player Yuki Yamauchi joins as guest.13 tracks including Loving You, Brazil, Little Brown Gal, My Little Glass Shock, Django's Bolero and La Mer.
The cream of Japan's Hawaiian musicians, Yuki Yamauchi, Genichi Tamura, Iwao and Herb Ohta Jr. perform jazz standards on ukulele. Tracks include My Favourite Things, What a Wonderful World and Moon River. Price: £17.99
Ukulele duo play swing jazz, bossa nova and Hawaiian. Tracks include Chatta Nooga Choo Choo, Pink Panther, On a Coconut Island, Corcovado, Hawaii Saudade and Caravan.
