What is the era of ukulele?
Developed in the 1880s, the ukulele is based on several small, guitar-like instruments of Portuguese origin, the machete, cavaquinho, timple, and rajão, introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira, the Azores and Cape Verde.
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What is the era of ukulele?
Developed in the 1880s, the ukulele is based on several small, guitar-like instruments of Portuguese origin, the machete, cavaquinho, timple, and rajão, introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira, the Azores and Cape Verde.
When did the ukulele became popular?
The ukulele got its first taste of mainland popularity in the 1900s when the Panama Pacific International Exposition lured over 17 million visitors with hula dance and song at the Hawaii Pavilion.
What is the nickname for the ukulele?
Uke
Uke is a common nickname for the ukulele, the stringed instrument that looks like a cheerful little guitar. The great thing about playing the uke is that you can bring it with you almost anywhere you go. The uke comes in four sizes and tones, ranging from soprano to baritone.
What do Hawaiians call a ukulele?
Jumping Flea
The story goes that the local Hawaiians were very moved by his performance and nicknamed the instrument “Jumping Flea” (one possible translation of ukulele) for the way his fingers moved on the fretboard.
How did ukulele get its name?
It could be that in 1879 in Honolulu, Joao Fernandes, who had just disembarked from Madeira, played the braguina with such virtuosity and speed that the Hawaiians, impressed with his jumping fingers, called the instrument the “ukulele”, meaning dancing flea.
What does ukulele mean in Hawaiian?
jumping flea
These qualities had at some point earned him a nickname that translates as “jumping flea.” In Hawaiian, the word is ukulele (from ʽuku, “flea,” and lele, “jumping”). Mr. Ukulele became so closely associated with the instrument that his nickname became the name by which the instrument was known.
Why it is called ukulele?
Why is it called ukulele?
What is a bass ukulele?
Bass ukulele basics Bass ukuleles typically have a hollow body and a soundhole, just like an acoustic bass. The sound is similar to upright bass, whereas solid-body ukuleles are more akin to gentle bass guitars. The tunning of these instruments equals the tunning of an electrical bass guitar (E-A-D-G).
