User:Aekoukuleleshawaii

Aeko Ukulels Hawaii is base in Honolulu we make and sell Ukuleles on to local musicians and to "good people all over the world, "Made In Hawaii played all over the world". eBay, Craig's list and ebay.Their 3 models are; Aeko Golden Eagle Tenor RW#7 ,The Golden Eagle, Concert Rw#5,and the Little Eagle, Soprano RW#3.All ukuleles are made in the USA.    On the afternoon of August 23, 1879, A British ship by the name of "Ravenscrag"arrive in Honolulu.The human cargo was 923 Portuguese imigrants men, woman and children coming to Oahu Hawaii, most of them with a contract to work on the sugar cane plantations in all the mayor islands.      Among them there was 4 men that made their mark in musical history.Joao Fernadez about 25 years old young man,upon arrival he borrowed a small guitar like musical intrument and started a band when joined by Augusto Dias, Jose De Spiritu Santo and Manuel Nunez.They play their instruments and sang portuguese songs and celebratingafe landing.After four long months and 50,000 miles, they reach a beautifull lands of Hawaii. With that improvised performance the instrument that at that time was call a Machete was intrudused to from Madeiras Portugal to Hawaii.After a few years all but Joao Fernandes the other 3 men moved back to Oahu and set up shop downtown making guitars and ukuleles.Manuel Nunes is credited with inventing the ukulele in his shop in down town Honolulu. By 1879 King David Kalakaua was already an Kahuna on Guitar and Mandolin .The King developed a liking for the new instrument, there are stories about the kanikapilas(Parties" (people get together and play Music ,drink and sing)at the palace Bungalows the Portuguese new comers would be summon to the palace by the King.

Ones the king made the ukulele cool every one started to buy and play ukuleles. and playing it he started to play the ukulele it praising the instruments and showing that in the hands of an expert interesting.This move started the first wave of ukulele popularity. One of the aprentice of Manuel Nunes was Samuel Kamaka. Kamaka ukuleles is the longest continous ukulele makers in Hawaii their cheapest ukulele is the standard or soprano a plain one will cost you $780.00 american. Well worth it if you ask me.Samuel Kamaka invented the Pine apple shape ukulele.And mr.Fred Kamaka senior (in his seventies) still gives tours of his shop on wednesday.