Peace Love Ukulele CD

Jake Shimabukuro's 2011 release Peace Love Ukulele on CD Jake Shimabukuro will continue to revolutionize our perception of the ukulele with the release of his new album Peace Love Ukulele, on Hitchhike Records, distributed through Mailboat Records. With drums, bass, and even orchestral strings filling in the spaces behind the ukulele, the album conveys the complete musical vision of one of the world's most original talents. According to Jake Shimabukuro, "the ukulele is the instrument of peace – and if everyone played the ukulele, the world would be a better place."Standout tracks on Peace Love Ukulele include Shimabukuro’s compositions Go For Broke, a tribute to Japanese-American WWII veterans and 143, inspired by the numeric pager code for I love you. The rock-ukulele piece, Bring Your Adz takes his virtuosic playing to new heights while his version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah adds another chapter to his growing repertoire of memorable interpretations.TRACKLIST 1 – 143 (Kelly’s Son