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I became a Kala ukulele ambassador
Tamás GállDear Ukulele Players! I would like to share some happy news with you. You probably know that Kala is a ukulele brand: I have presented quite a few Kala ukuleles here on the blog (the first one in 2012), and Kala ukuleles were also available in the webshop at the time. Well, the Kala company—recogniz…
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I Feel Fine — for Three Ukuleles
Tamás GállThe cucumber season is slowly ending, and ukulele season is here again! (Sorry...) I hope you are not tired of the Beatles yet; I never seem able to tire of their songs. I made a special arrangement of I Feel Fine, which was released in 1964. From 12 December 1964 it spent five weeks at the top of t…
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I'm Into Something Good
Tamás GállIt has been a very long time since I made a “play-the-chords-along-with-me” video, but I have now recorded several songs. The first one I would like to show you is the old Herman's Hermits hit, accompanied by ukulele – or, more precisely, banjolele. This is excellent practice for beginners who are w…
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If Freddie Mercury Had Owned a Ukulele...
Tamás GállYesterday afternoon I was excitedly waiting for Bea, Sanyi and Imi so that we could spend a few hours under the spell of a total of sixteen strings. The intercom rang, and moments later I was sitting in a circle with three friendly, enthusiastic ukulele players. After a quick tuning we started playi…
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Így ukuleléztek ti
Tamás GállI am interrupting the usual sequence of instrument reviews and song-learning posts with a subject that may be interesting. In several earlier posts we discussed why it is worth learning to make musicand, of course,play the ukulele, and the beneficial effects of playing a musical instrument. If you h…
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Imagine — let's play together!
Tamás GállHappy New Year — may it be full of health and ukulele playing! Imagine us all strumming together . That line is not actually in John Lennon's evergreen song, but I would love as many of you as possible to feel inspired to take part in the next community ukulele video. If you do not know what I mean,…
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Imagine — our community production
Tamás GállTo celebrate World Ukulele Day, our latest community production is finished. I published the call for participants a little over two weeks ago. World Ukulele Day itself will only be on 2 February, so I am posting the video slightly ahead of the occasion, but I hope you do not mind. I cannot thank my…
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Interview with Abe Lagrimas Jr.
Tamás GállOpen the English version. / For the English version please click here. I first saw Abe in a YouTube video ten years ago, and I could hardly believe my eyes — or, more importantly, my ears — that such sensational jazz could come out of a ukulele. I remember thinking, “This guy is amazing.” Until a fe…
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Interview with Charlotte Pelgen
Tamás GállFor the English version please click here. / Open the English version. In my previous post, The Hungaria Ukulele Blog Is 10 Years Old , I wrote a few words about how I use Instagram and Twitter less often, but that my Instagram account has nevertheless led to several ukulele friendships. That is whe…
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James Bond chords
Tamás GállIt would be an exaggeration to call myself a fan, but I do watch the James Bond films: the latest adventures of agent 007 provide excellent entertainment. There is also always a great deal of attention around the theme song, which is usually performed by a current international star—although, in my…
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Kai KCI-100M
Tamás GállIn this blog post I would like to introduce a concert-size ukulele from the Kai brand. A characteristic feature of Kai instruments is an extra soundhole on the side of the ukulele, facing upward toward the player's face while playing. I still cannot decide whether it is mainly a design feature or wh…
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Kai KT-90
Tamás GállI had never had the opportunity to try a maple ukulele before, so I was particularly excited to pick up the tenor-size Kai KT-90. The instrument is beautiful, just as it looks in the photos. The maple grain is a pleasure to look at and, naturally, every KT-90 has its own unique pattern. One distinct…
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