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Ukulele Day - 2 February
The ukulele is arguably one of the most iconic sounds that has come out of Hawaii, which is where this small instrument got its start. Did you know ukulele means ‘jumping flea’?
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The legend goes that an ancestor of the ukulele, the branguinha, was introduced to Hawaii in 1879 when a traveller disembarked from a ship and begins playing his instrument as he rejoices that his arduous journey is over.
How to Celebrate
• Get a ukulele and play as the music is sure to bring joy to everyone around, even if they are just laughing along with you as you try to pick out a tune.
Get together with a whole bunch of others who like to play the instrument, and get jammin’!
• Take ukulele lessons as the great thing about this instrument is that with only four strings to deal with it isn’t too difficult to learn.
