Ukulele Festival Hawaii 2015 -Jake Shimabukuro

45th Annual Ukulele Festival in Waikiki, HI on July 19, 2015 features Jake Shimabukuro, Na Hoku Hanohano Award Winner.
Roy Sakuma started the first and original ukulele festival in 1971 and today the festival is an international event attracting performers young and old from around the world and an ukulele orchestra of hundreds of children. In 2004 Roy and Kathy Sakuma established Ukulele Festival Hawaii, a non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to bring laughter, love and hope to children and adults throughout Hawaii and the world through the music of the ukulele. Mahalo to our title sponsor Tony Group Autoplex, Pacific International Realty and the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

[@cecilialie3798]

Simplesmente Divino. Congratulation. ♥

[@sandiesing8142]

We admire Jake for his humble gratitudes to his uncles and friends in his community. For him, to pull time away from his tours, to return to his home is quite a commitment to his community. It demonstrates that he is grounded and knows where his roots are. He pulled off another greatness for the festival. Gotta love that guy!

[@Chiungalla79]

I imagine going back to Hawaii is not that big a sacrifice after all. ;-)

[@sirmi9868]

If only when they put you on hold on the phone, they had this songs i would not mind wait the 45 to 90 minutes waiting time🔥🔥🔥

[@kuraumaki2813]

I love listening to this man playing that uke so beautifully played ❤❤❤

[@szelo5759]

most amazing ukulele performance ever! Electric part blow my mind!

[@braskan7938]

I thought he was going into Thunderstruck for a second.

[@richardcromwell4095]

You ARE the essence of "Aloha". I love your your music. I do not have much, but I am happy to offer what I have... for Hawaii...

[@asano4955]

MC 1:00~ ♪ I'll Be There 2:40~ ♪ Dragon 7:35~ Awesome! #JakeShimabukuro, His playing #Ukulele is really gentle and crystal clear sound.

[@trinisharon3361]

Thank you!✨

[@IsChrisHere]

It's so impressive to me how even though Jake has been the best in the world for as long as I know, he just keeps improving as a player and a composer. I can't wait for his upcoming album!

[@rupashaw5273]

Jake, your eloquence is as impressive as your musical talent is🙏🙏❤️❤️

[@cherfieldm]

Simply you are the best! God bless I enjoyed watching it.

[@oldcrow6990]

Playing like this must be the best feeling in the world! 🌏

[@MrJrnyfan]

Friggn amaxing. All that music with four strings. God like skills, brah

[@jarjthejargj6099]

Amaxing is right. Maximum excellence ❤️

[@clutchitup8565]

Wow he is really in the moment when he is playing the end was spectacular

[@AliyahScott1621]

I love how he's so into his music and he's really enjoying himself❤❤❤

[@palmermallari9109]

So far the best ukulele player in the world today.

[@fpfamily6127]

Jake.................I never been boring to hear you play ukelele......

[@lucasmontagne103]

That solo was legendary! WOW!

[@angelamoura6138]

How proud to participate in this amazing and unique Hawaii Ukulele festival! Thank you!! We here in Brazil wish the festival a long life!! Long live João Tostes! Long live the Toca Ukulele!! 💙💙💙

[@sandrawood6054]

Aw so nice to see my classmate representing...

[@adityakumarsingh437]

Sandra Wood was he your classmate?

[@kathleenglumpe8554]

Wonderful ❤❤❤❤loved his playing 🥀

[@dezscott46]

Oh my god just how good was that ? Just loved it

[@530Sharis]

Just beautiful! WOW! Love your music and ability ❤

[@mariaalmaraz107]

WOW!!! THIS IS TALENT! You inspire me for continuing and not giving up on the uke!

[@mcjoliaus9739]

Electrifying, stupefying, death defying, earth shattering. On perceiving this much talent, please nobody expect my rant to remain rational.

[@miaqie7221]

I am truly amaze ..wow..Ok I want to learn ukulele after this..."just called my name,and i will be there"

[@johngrobson4899]

Absolutely Stunningly pure Genius 🎸🔥🎸🥁🔥🥁

[@beaumanikoth9142]

Beautiful Hawaii. Love it there.

[@thalitasylviamarques8626]

Sempre tem um asiático pra humilhar e me lembrar que ainda não sei fazer nem um dó... Muito bom!!!!!!

[@Megahue]

You have such an amazing talent! Thank you for sharing with us!

[@itz_ace_khloez6125]

I know who’s Jake he’s my famouse music teacher i see him I swear to god he goes to kalihi kai school

[@tadmartonterry1]

Tremendous, awe inspiring playing.

[@dzre2087]

jake's great, but check out Tronic Uke: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZDZqYSFfZVoZ7c

[@kouske18]

本当に癒される

[@mott4vito]

Melhor Festival! Jake Shimbakuru é top demais!!!!!!

[@quickstep2408]

this was incredible! my face was melted

[@stuartwrigglesworth9339]

Ukulele. I must be living on another planet.

[@hero5257]

WOW!❣️ My heart beat fast.

[@bronzev172]

What a legend

[@richardlepoivre1721]

magnifique mille bravos !

[@peterbilling6171]

I know I’m a bit late but Jake, your playing is awesome. Great stuff !!

[@ragamuffinukes2779]

Thank you!

[@TRETRU]

Daaaaaang.. Ok he is a beast with that thing.

[@matttaylor9570]

That thing probably cost 5 grand lol high quality to say the least Hawaiian made ukes are the real deal custom works of art mahalo. He is the best in the world to ever play.

[@rubenferrer8150]

@NguyenLe NHuThao , the song's name is "I'll be there"

[@thaonguyenlenhu7827]

Thank u 😘😘😘😘

[@fatiranugrahsaputra9166]

Thanks bro

[@shielamaygaviola116]

Wonderful @2022❤️❤️❤️

[@laurent359]

C' est très beau. Voir sublime !

[@damadafknrio]

Ha! I knew it. So happy!

[@gustavocoelho8853]

Mahalo!!!

[@bigdreams2980]

Solid azz bro al da way from nz

[@나이스블루]

good! good! good! thank you!

[@2GuitarJohn]

Dude's got some serious chops!

[@bone101ify]

GORGEOUSNESS!!!!!

[@davidm338]

Pure talent... Brutal!!!

[@santiagogomez6859]

One song has the same melody of "Rasguña las piedras" of Sui Generis

[@ethelferrari8341]

Thanks forma they music wiht your's uquelele

[@lalianaischannel5964]

amazing talent!

[@ArnoldHammersteins]

Hey Jack I wanna move to Hawaii 😘😘😘

[@IoannaTsagari-BlackCottonDoll]

I would love to sing over this !

[@nishantlahiri5744]

I will have to be at the Ukulele festival

[@squidwardjtentacles]

Mind blown

[@ranewanders8147]

"Get off the stage!" "Security!" Some of these people feeling compelled by the uke to dance on stage 🤣

[@wecanbreathinspace]

amazing... anybody know what uke size is he playing?

[@fakasi]

Liav Cohen concert tenor

[@bryanlittler2826]

Liav Cohen the size of the ukulele is a concert

[@flytyingty]

does anyone know what the technique is called at 5:21 where he makes that ding noise

[@dzre2087]

he's just hitting the harmonics. (in the dead center of a string length, is the loudest harmonics. that's where you can just touch the string and it hits a different high note)

[@dominiquegood1]

They're chimes. It's were on the strings just above the frets were the strings rings over harmonic tones. There are three points along the fret board were you can get them ring different tones.

[@joannabelmonte7880]

does anyone know what brand is that ukulele?

[@georgebowers5371]

Quite simply, in his own league.

[@Ariies]

Whats the name of the first and the second song beautiful performance btw

[@bearwolffish]

That last song, wow.

[@dianegoldberg6791]

Yeah!

[@longkhoim9726]

Mind blowing...😍

[@wealovelove9648]

Oh..he must be hawaian jaoenessse young man ..mix?...fantastic

[@tiffnicely]

7:45

[@batmanandrobin250]

I used to question who the best was between him, James Hill, and Sungha Jung. I now realize how foolish I was for asking this.

[@JPigLOL]

The name of the second song is dragon

[@borewyrm]

That's what he says.

[@richardcromwell4095]

BTW ! Long LIve "IZ".....always..

[@juliamara8087]

Amei❤

[@alizaruiz670]

You rock woody woodpecker

[@goenawantanudjaja4283]

❤❤❤

[@thalonga3709]

what's the name of the first song? I forgot

[@LoveGuruUma]

'I'll be there,' best known by Jackson 5 and Mariah Carey

[@yamacan7000]

ThaLonga い

[@セルビア-b4p]

11:30

[@huannong5689]

plz tell me the name of song that he played ? i'm not good at English so plz help me

[@MC-wp9ox]

"I'll be there"

[@joannabelmonte7880]

does anyone know what brand is that ukulele?

[@makaitorres]

Joanna Belmonte It’s a Jake signature Kamaka 4 String Tenor

[@danielzamora8738]

is he using an ebow?

[@thaonguyenlenhu7827]

what's this song's name?

[@BenAnthony]

Ill be there by Jackson 5 :)

[@thaonguyenlenhu7827]

+TheKingKid Studios thank u 😍😍😍

[@joannabelmonte7880]

does anyone know what brand is that ukulele?

[@colson8327]

@@joannabelmonte7880 I don't know, but I suspect this young man could pull a $25 ukulele off a shelf and make it sound like a million bucks!

[@ArnoldHammersteins]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😄

[@drake007_]

👏👏👏👏👏💞

[@joannabelmonte7880]

does anyone know what brand is that ukulele?

[@KakeaGill]

It's a Kamaka: www.theukulelesite.com/kamaka-hf-3-d4i-jake-shimabukuro-signature-edition-tenor-s-181116.html

[@madman6097]

that girl on the stage is moana.

[@layesh_______]

✌😍

[@danielzamora8738]

it sounds like an electric guitar

[@yakupkembara886]

Is that concert or tenor???

[@ryosukeasai4969]

He plays a Tenor Custom Kamaka. Most Pro Musicians play a Tenor size. Ohta’san plays a Soprano and Benny Chong plays a Baritone

[@shaziaafrin6550]

what was that !

[@braskan7938]

Weird that he had had a hecklers at the start but just shut them up by playing well. I can't do with 6 strings what he does with 4.

[@jonhebert70]

The hecklers were actually yelling at the girl who ran up on the stage

[@artvillarino2878]

Nice job on that ukelele. It’s not my forte though. I prefer the six string over any other kind of guitar.

[@46wireboy]

Did you watch the whole video? Say like... past 11:30, where some very un-uke like things begin.

[@MrJooploderus]

Not seeing you on that stage.

[@phartzyphartz6393]

[@richardcromwell4095]

Hawaii for HAwaiians!

[@tablaradiofromindia1818]

Nice

[@LeoMusic69]

4:20

[@lofitakemusic]

💃💃💃

[@feifei8774]

看的我忘记吃饭了

[@iaccidentallysubbed1005]

me like..

[@alizaruiz670]

Old man didn’t say woody woodpecker

[@alizaruiz670]

Old man didn’t say who is this woodpecker

[@robertkolinski2365]

Are you freaking kidding me?! He just starts a song and suddenly there's a freaking Emu on my screen for a Liberty Mutual commercial? I'll never buy that product! How obnoxious!

[@6vibrations748]

Awesome guy, mind blowing skill... I’ll take Feng E. over him all day.