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When you
hear of the word ‘ukulele’, what do you think ? Probably yours is the same as
mine, the ‘hula-hula’ dances we saw in the TV series, Hawaii 5-O starring Jack
Lord. For your information, there is an annual Hawaiian Ukulele Festival with a
mission to give laughter, love and hope to children and adults throughout
Hawaii and the world through the music of ukulele.
Manuel
Nunes developed in Honolulu the ukulele when he arrived in 1879 from Madeira,
Portugal carrying a Hawaiian meaning “jumping flea” which charmed the Royal
Hawaiian family and the world thereafter.
After
meeting MaiSarah in person, now I understand more about the origin of ukulele
and its influences throughout the world. My first sight of an ukulele was
somewhere between 1967 to the year 1971 when the Portuguese men from the
Portuguese Settlement would come to the rows of houses in my neighborhood
during the Chinese New Year. The Chinese would then give them red packets after
they played their Portuguese tunes. Watch Martin Theseira with his ukulele here.
She is a
performer, ukulele player, singer and a dancer when she entertained the crowd
in Istana Budaya, Hard Rock Café Kuala Lumpur and onboard a navy ship prior to
her performances in Mahkota Parade, Melaka.
Maisarah
learned the musical instrument from videos on the YouTube when she was 13 and
in just three years she has advanced much in the music industry. For the, I’m Yours
Cover, Maisarah was performing on The US Navy Pacific Fleet Band at E-Curve
duet with vocalist Brent Mithell.
Her Prasetia,
timely for today Father’s Day is her second single, a song with lyrics written
by Hazami. Maisarah has passion to compose her own song, artful with ukulele
and piano and love to sing.
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