The four-string, two-octave mini-guitar known as the ukulele was invented in Portugal, but it was so warmly embraced by Hawaiians in the late 19th century that it has been a staple of the islands' ...

Jake Shimabukuro isn’t just the “Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele.” He’s the Jeff Beck, Eddie Van Halen, Jerry Garcia, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Page, George Harrison and Ed Sheeran of the ...

Though many still have trouble pronouncing his last name and the instrument he plays, Jake Shimabukuro (she-ma-BOO-koo-row) is becoming recognized as one of the world's top ukulele (oo-koo-LAY-lay) ...