A little musical trivia here inspired by blue skies and bright sunshine today (unlike yesterday) over Kuala Lumpur.We all know what a ukulele is and when we think of ukeleles, we do think of Hawaii, don't we?
Did you know that this cute little 4-stringed guitar-like musical instrument was introduced to Hawaii by the Portuguese immigrants? I learned of this on Wikipedia.
The tone and volume of the instrument varies with size and construction. Ukuleles commonly come in four sizes: soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone.
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A very similar instrument WAS introduced to our islands by the Portuguese, but it was adapted to create the true ukulele. The name is from the Hawaiian language: Uku is a flea, Lele means to leap. The sound of the instrument reminded the Hawaiians of a flea leaping about. We are proud to share our instrument with the whole world! Jake Shimabukuro is probably the best artist today:
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ALOHA from Honolulu
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Aloha, Cloudia! Thanks for the extra information. I didn't know about Jake Shimabukuro until now. Oops! Thanks for the link. Went on to watch others. He is incredible!
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That reminds me of Elvis the Pelvis with his fleas leaping about in Blue Hawaii..;),
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DeleteGood old-fashioned music!
DeleteYeah yeah yeah blue skies in KL for two days in a row
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