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Traditional songs and hymns:Weekly Ukulele World Tour

Armelle Europe — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:48:29 +0000

Today we’ll explore quite a few traditional songs played on the uke, before moving on to other types of songs from around the world and ending up with a couple of pop/rock ukulele covers and a funny bluesy original song to give you energy for the rest of the weekend.

Country: United-States / Language: English

ErinBev performs a traditional Scottish Folksong from the 18th century, The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond, on a baritone ukulele.

Lyrics and the history of the…

The Stoned Popes, Agathe and Fine, Mike de Velta : Weekly Ukulele World Tour

Armelle Europe — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:22:05 +0000

This week’s ukulele will bring heartwarming performances from France with the Stoned Popes and Agathe and Fine. These are welcome to drive away the autumn cold which seems to settle in these days.

We’ll then move on to Australia on the other side of the world with another upbeat song by Mike de Velta and at the same time to discover a lovely original instrumental by Andrew Eyles.

After a little stopover in the UK with an upbeat performance by…

Ukulele Pacific Islands Tour : Weekly Ukulele World Tour

Armelle Europe — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:00:47 +0000

This week I’m inviting you to pack your suitcases and fly to various islands of the Pacific where turquoise waters and sunny beaches wash your worries away to the sound of merry ukulele playing.

1. Fiji islands

If you ever travel to the Fiji islands, you might be met by a welcome committee just like this one, singing a traditional Fijian welcome song to you.

Apparently, Bula means Hello in Fijian.

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Russia, Ukraine, Sweden, Asia – Weekly Ukulele World Tour

Armelle Europe — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:00:03 +0000

By the time you read this, I’ll be somewhere between Lyon and Beijing, on my way for a very short 5-day-trip to China for work. It is quite amusing to think that I am taking my Kala Pocket Mahogany Ukulele back to China where it was produced, safely stored in my hand-luggage.

Besides my Kala Pocket, I have synchronised the 2nd Uke Hunt Podcast to my iPod, and I’ve had to refrain from listening to…

Czech, Yiddish, Indonesian, Korean : Weekly Ukulele World Tour

Armelle Europe — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:38:34 +0000

Welcome to this week’s Ukulele World Tour featuring 5 countries and 5 languages.

1. Country: Poland / Language: English

Starting off with a ukulele cover of Summer Wine, a song written by Lee Hazlewood in the late sixties, performed by two Poles.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpbny5ccHOQ

2. Country: Czech Republic / Language: Czech

Here is a Czech cover of a song taken from the…

Merry Christmas !

Armelle Europe — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:19:09 +0000

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Ukulele in Indonesia

Armelle Europe — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:17:23 +0000

Today, in order to try and get rid of a nasty cold, I’ll immerse myself in the tropical climate of Indonesia. Discovering Indonesia through the ukulele has been very interesting. I’ve found new languages and discovered the city of Jakarta through ukulele buskers and street musicians.

The first language is the Moor language, a language spoken by a mere 2000 people in southeast Cenderawasih Bay in Papua, a province of Indonesia. The video features musicians from Mambor singing about their home…