Who else loved the wall of ukuleles??!!

Hey guys! Some of you are confused on my pronunciation of "ukulele". In Hawaii, it is pronounced OO-KOO-LE-LE. It is the original pronunciation coined by the Hawaiians who named this instrument. When the ukulele was brought to Hawaii from the island of Medeiros (island off of Portugal), the Hawaiians were amazed by the nimbleness of fingers which reminded them of jumping fleas. Uku = Flea and Lele = Jumping. Ukulele = Jumping Flea. The pronunciation has since been altered to YU-KA-LEY-LEE and YU-KOO-LEY-LEY by the US and other countries, however the original pronunciation is OO-KU-LE-LE. In Hawaii, it is pronounced this way. Hope this helps! Aloha. :)

When she said, “ for intermediates, it’s about 500” I fainted

It's funny how some people will complain about anything and everything. 😄 This musician has traveled the world performing for huge audiences playing her ukulele. She is saying it exactly correct....out of respect for a wonderful traditional instrument with a long history. 👍🏼

Lets start off by looking at a beginner's (picks up $25 clear plastic uke).... Next we'll look at something more intermediate... for $500... I think there must be a whole gap in between because you can find a whole range of quality on 6-string guitars between $200 and $500

Love it!

ookelele

I love hearing one of the greatest Uke Genius of all time describe the "thingy-thing".

I think it is also very crucial to check for a straight neck and no buzz of any string on any fret. The mentioned moving back of the tuning peg can be often repaired simply by tightening the screw in the peg. repairing a buzzing fret is much more complicated...

Guys, the original pronunciation of ukelele is ook-a-lay-lay. It obviously originated from Hawaii and our pronunciation was completely butchered from the original. So stop hating on her.

You lowkey remind me of Marceline

That rainbow at the beginning though *chef’s kiss*

that first clear looking ukulele is soo beautiful omg 😍

I love your music. I recently picked up a guitalele (a six string instrument about the size of a tenor ukulele that has the same tuning as if you were to capo a regular guitar to the 5th fret) and I love it! Sounds just like a ukulele

WHY AM I SO OBSESSES WITH THESE...

What i'm doing here i'm a bass player

YASS finally someone who can say ukulele right!!

SO CLOSE! My uke is the one right behind the one she picks up at 1:58. I love it with all my heart :)

Very nice and useful video. It’s exactly what I was looking for! I wish all buying guides would look as this one!

Love the shades, Thanks looking forward to the next!

Thanks for the tips. I plan to shop for one soon.

She is such a doll.

Man! They should pay you to demonstrate their Ukuleles, they'd be sold out inside a hour, you're just amazing!

This was exactly what I wanted and from my favorite player too!

I have just recently bought a new Excelsior tenor ukulele for 169GBP and am really pleased with the quality of it and it has a good pick-up with tuner/equalizer fitted too. One thing you could maybe go into a bit, Taimane, is the different sizes of ukuleles and their uses

😀Excellent info. I just forwarded it to a friend who is looking for an uke.

Wish I could play like you girl! You are amazing!! ❤

When you said the intermediate Kala ukulele was $500 dollars i was like hOlY sHIT I have an old soprano ukulele that I've been playing for 2 years and I'm looking for a quality concert uke to perform on, but I'm not rich. do you have any brands you can recommend?

This helps me a lot, thankyou

Thanks for sharing !

you earned a subscriber :) loved the clear one

You are the World number one lady ukulele player!

that wall is my aesthetic

HEAVEN 💫

Loved your performance in Costa Rica's TEDx

Omg the way she says ukulele love it

Thanks for you guiden 🤗👍

2:15 -- from Bach's tocatta and Fugue in D minor.

Your playing is awesome. This video was helpful too. Btw, Elton John called, he wants his glasses back!

what brand of ukulele prefer for?

Thank you.

I love your glasses! Thanks for the information, great advise. :)

I love how you say ukulele its so interesting

Which one is good? Tenor ukulele ör bariton ukulele?

Nice tips

2:14 i keep on repeating that part so much its just so good

Loved your Zeppelin cover...

Hi Taimane We all love you! You are World best lady ukulele player!

Love the technical terms like "the thingy-thing". :D

My first ukelele always got out of tune due to the pins sliding. It is super annoying so look out! This a super helpful video!

Thank you sweetheart !

2:13 I was like DAMN!

Subscribed! That really help.

0:34 she means when u test an ukulele, test the tuning for both original string *and* at the 12th fret. if both frets can be in tune at the same time then its doing great.

The clear one is cool

what size/type are the larger ones she looked at?

Anyone, tell me is ukulele "Fazley" a good one? Nowhere is info abt it!

can you advise me on which ukulele you use

Great video✌

2:14 holy shit

okay but the clear one looked so cool tho😳👍

Your very good at playing and picking ukuleles

that clear uke was soo cool 😂😂

I’m a bass player but I learned something in this vid probably hahahaha thanks for those tips

What kindve ukulele do you play on mainly? I've been playing on a soprano, and just ordered a baritone

As you look at the Intermediate row, I own the dark brown one

Where I find a 5 strings uke?

Hello You use tenor or soprano size? Thank you. You are the best 🎉🎉❤

I am getting one today.

You rock 🤘

The glasses are interesting too.

Just love you .

Ya tengo el Ukelele ahora como inicio mi aventura? ..... Quiero aprender... Ayuda!!

Ugh i think my ukuleles tuning pegs are sliding out of tune when i play whats an easy unexpencive fix

Taimane i love you

thank you boss

Yooo good one

Weee you re so good

I love in Brazil

You are a 💎

What does Taimane play, a Tenor or baritone??

I’ve had my ukulele for about a month or so and it was $100 but the colour was kind of fading so I got it for $50 but I really like the clear ukulele but the sound is the thing that bothers me

Like looking at gemstones in the sun wow

do you live in hawaii? when i go ukulele shopping there is always only two or three ukuleles in the shop lol, i'd kill to move to hawaii

all the best

I'm looking for a 5 string E-Ukulele like the one she always uses, I can't find it.😢

Oh my gosh that clear one though

Taimane please do a tutorial on your Star Spangled Banner Video

i got a uke for my birthday this year

My ukulele is the one right above the guitar at the bottom.

Taimane! You are an amazing musician and I'm so glad you also give back in the way of educating people on your craft in your videos. One thing I wish you would talk about is soprano versus concert (neck length) versus tenor and other ukuleles. Clearly most people choose sopranos, because they are what is most available, but maybe there ought to be more tenor players or even the rare ukulele bass player...with those crazy rubber strings! What about banjulele?! Is that blasphemy or a welcome addition? I want to know your thoughts on all the variety of ukuleles out there! Thanks!!

Listen for the tonal quality of the instrument. If it is anything like guitars the tone will vary. Choose one with a tone you like. More expensive doesn't necessarily mean better tone.

love your pink sunglasses! big fan here from the Philippines! :)

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Have you played a Collings yet?

Would you say a beginners-Ukulele for 30 bucks is okay if it fullfills the requirements you called?

Super girl !!!

I love you

I noticed that your ukuleles have 2 G strings- why is that? And how do you set it up like that- thanks so much for your help

Love your Snapchat glasses! 👓👓