Thursday, January 27, 2011

Jake Shimabukuro: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ On The Ukulele


via npr

Bohemian Rhapsody is high on the list of songs least likely to be covered by a solo ukuleleist. Yet when Jake Shimabukuro delicately yet assertively plucks out the opening notes of the quasi-operatic, hard-rocking power ballad, the 34-year-old Hawaiian is clearly out to show that there are no limits in the world of covers, and that even a seeming stunt can sound both musical and emotive.”

Read more about Shimabukuro, and listen to his version here.

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