What's happening? Welcome to Wong Notes, Season 2, episode 2.

This is Corey Wong, your host.

Today's guest is Jake Shimabakru.

If you don't know this cat, he is the most insinie ukulele player I've ever seen.

And that's the pronunciation. Most of us say ukulele, if you haven't seen his master class,

yes, masterclass like all those ads you see online, he gets right to the point saying,

hey, it's ukulele, respect, respect for the pronunciation, and respect for his incredible

talent and skill. I'm serious. This guy blows me away.

He makes the ukulele sound bigger than most people can make an entire acoustic guitar sound.

And he's got such a unique way of playing it.

He's got such a unique approach to it.

But he also pays homage and to the traditional way that the instrument is played as well. We get into a lot of

this stuff. He was kind enough to do this interview for me at four in the morning in Hawaii

time. So it's a nice extra chill to the interview. It's fun. So enjoy this interview. Thanks so

much for joining us.

Let's get to it.

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