Jake Shimabukuro
Jake Shimabukuro (born November 3, 1976) is an ukulele player and composer from Hawaii known for his fast and complex finger work. His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco. Shimabukuro has written numerous original compositions, including the entire soundtracks to two Japanese films, Hula Girls (2007) and Sideways (2009), the Japanese remake of the American film of the same name.
Well known in Hawai’i and Japan during his early solo career in the early 2000s, Shimabukuro became famous internationally in 2006, when a video of him playing a virtuosic rendition of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was posted on YouTube without his knowledge and became one of the first viral videos on that site. His concert engagements, collaborations with well-known musicians, media appearances, and music production have snowballed since then. In 2012, an award-winning documentary was released tracking his life, career, and music, titled Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings; it has screened in a variety of festivals, aired repeatedly on PBS, and been released on DVD.
Tis The Season
- 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000000Z
Grateful
- 2023-09-08T00:00:00.000000Z
Jake & Friends
- 2021-11-12T00:00:00.000000Z
Trio
- 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000000Z
Live In Japan
- 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000000Z
Travels
- 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000000Z
Ukulele Disney
- 2012-07-25T00:00:00.000000Z
YEAH.
- 2008-08-27T00:00:00.000000Z
一期一会
- 2008-02-20T00:00:00.000000Z
マイ・ライフ
- 2007-07-18T00:00:00.000000Z
ジェントリー・ウィープス
- 2006-06-14T00:00:00.000000Z
ピース、ラヴ ＆ ウクレレ
- 2005-11-23T00:00:00.000000Z
ドラゴン
- 2005-06-01T00:00:00.000000Z
クロスカレント
- 2003-07-02T00:00:00.000000Z
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