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	<title>The Banjo Guru &#187; Ukuleles</title>
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		<title>Ukuleles…One… Two…Three</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 21:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ukuleles are traditionally made out of wood, although varieties have been made entirely of plastic. Cheaper ukuleles are made from ply or laminate woods. Some cases, it can come with a soundboard made out of spruce, which is an acoustically superior wood. There are multiple sizes of a ukulele. The most common are the soprano [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I travel, I like to learn about the native music. Naturally, when I visited Hawaii I decided to investigate ukulele music. The friends I was staying with during my break recommended listening to the work of the late great Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo‘ole. The first song they played for me was the ukulele medley of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mystery of the Ukulele</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s no secret that the ukulele is most commonly associated with Hawaiian music. But, did you know that the instrument was derived from a combination of two Portuguese instruments? Two very different instruments in deed: the braguinha and the cavaquinho. There’s speculation as to how this hybrid-style instrument came to be exactly, but rumor has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Europe to Hawaii: The Ukulele&#8217;s Journey</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Until a few years ago, I had always associated the ukulele with traditional Hawaiian music &#8211; and for good reason. The instrument is actually a minor variation on stringed lutes that were played in Europe for centuries. Eventually, some Portuguese immigrants introduced that lute to natives of Hawaii, and the craze spread throughout the islands. [...]]]></description>
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