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Tis the Season - New Music for the Holidays from Jake Shimabukuro
The renowned ukulele virtuoso releases a collection of holiday songs that combine both traditional holiday classics and Hawaiian standards.
It's that time of year once again!
Time for us to get into the holiday spirit with a little help from some of the great holiday music that is out there...
Regular readers to this annual missive know that we try to 'shake the trees' a bit & not just focus on those tried & true artists that are household names, but look deeper for some quality recordings performed by some artists that may seem to be 'under the radar' a bit...
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Our first example of this begins with a Phoenixville favorite, Jake Shimabukuro. Folks may remember Jake from back in 2021 when he played to a packed house at our Colonial Theatre - An incredible show that was enjoyed by many!
The project has produced a festive, intimate, and innovative ukulele record featuring duets with artists like the late-great Jimmy Buffett, cellist extraordinaire Yo Yo Ma, & rocks favorite keyboard/vocalist Michael McDonald as well as new arrangements of classics like "Winter Wonderland" and "O Holy Night," plus his take on some newer holiday tunes to boot!
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It's been praised for its joyful spirit, intricate layering, and ability to bring holiday cheer through virtuosic yet accessible playing, making it a perfect blend of tradition and Shimabukuro's signature sound. The thirteen tracks on the record are pretty evenly split between vocal track & instrumentals with the accomplished singer Justin Kawika Young joining in on three of the tracks.
The perfect soundtrack to you holiday gift-wrapping plans...
Here’s Shimabukuro and Yo-Yo Ma’s version of the John Lennon classic “Happy Xmas (War is Over)”:
