Oct 7th, 2008 · Chances are you've heard at least one song by the London-based Noah and the Whale. Recently, the folk-rock band had its immutably cheerful tune "5 Years Time" featured in a Saturn SUV commercial. Clapping, whistling and ukulele play joyfully together with choruses capable of inducing a Diabetic coma from all the sugary sweetness. But there's nothing wrong with that. Sometimes the world needs an extra dose of sunshine, and the members of Noah and the Whale make that their specialty.
Keywords: world · whistle · commercial · London · coma · songs · folk · ukulele · atoms · Diabetics · Noah · molecule
Oct 4th, 2008 · Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett joins his son, musician Peter Buffett, on the road this fall to play ukulele. Peter Buffett describes the father-son roadshow and growing up in a musical family.
Keywords: road · music · Family · talented · ukulele · billionaire · Buffett · Peter Buffett · roadshow
Sep 10th, 2008 · With virtuoso technique and overwhelming energy, the young Hawaiian coaxes many unconventional styles, from jazz to rock and flamenco, out of the ukulele. He talks to World Cafe's David Dye in between live performances.
Keywords: energy · overwhelming · Jazz · Philadelphia · Festival · folk · David Dye · ukulele · cafes · Hawaiian · virtuoso · Flamenco
Aug 27th, 2007 · On Lumiere, Bob Brozman is the orchestra. He plays the National Tricone, charango, ukulele, baritone guitar and, well, everything else. Brozman has spent decades traveling and collaborating with musicians all over, which he synthesizes into his own music.
Keywords: music · orchestras · guitar · ukulele · baritone · collaboration · synthesizer · Brozman · Broz · Mosis · Lumiere · National Tricone
Sep 28th, 2006 · Think the ukulele is just a cheap, plastic toy to be played under a palm tree? One listen to Jake Shimabukuro and you'll change your mind. The Hawaiian-born virtuoso visits NPR to show what the tiny instrument can do.
Keywords: instrumentation · plastic · ukulele · Hawaiian · virtuoso · Jake Shimabukuro
Jul 26th, 2006 · Trend-spotters make big consultant bucks looking for the next big thing. But commentator Louise Rafkin thinks she's spotted a new trend -- and she's going to tell us about it -- for free. A couple of months ago, Rafkin started hearing about the ukulele everywhere, it seems. A friend was taking lessons on the instrument, and there was a festival in Michigan. So Rafkin decided to visit a ukulele club to see what the buzz was all about.
Keywords: consultant · Festival · friends · instrumentation · ukulele · Michigan · spotters · Louise Rafkin · Rafkin
May 5th, 2006 · Beirut's Zach Condon is only 19, but his music brings to mind sights and sounds from older eras in other places. Created without guitars, Beirut's Gulag Orkestar instead incorporates an orchestra full of mandolins, ukuleles, violins and glockenspiels.
Keywords: world · Beirut · music · era · orchestras · guitar · Violin · mandolin · ukulele · glockenspiel · Zach Condon · Gulag Orkestar
Jan 21st, 2006 · Japanese singer-songwriter Ayano Tsuji bucks her nation's J-pop trend. In high school, she loved folk music, but found her hands were too small to play guitar. So she turned to the ukulele. Producer Robert Rand has a profile.
Keywords: national · schools · music · Japan · delicate · Singer · songwriter · folk · instrumentation · guitar · Ayano · Tsuji
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