![Hawaii 78: Song Across Hawaii (Radio Edit) [feat. Nahko, Common Kings, Jake Shimabukuro, Ka'ikena Scanlan, Kimié Miner, Kaumakaiwa, Raiatea Helm, Hawane Rios, The Green, Sudden Rush, Makaha Sons of Niihau, Pearl Jam, J Boog, Kapena & Hawaiian Charter School Youth] (feat. Nahko, Common Kings, Jake Shimabukuro, Ka'ikena Scanlan, Kimié Miner, Kaumakaiwa, Raiatea Helm, Hawane Rios, The Green, Sudden Rush, Makaha Sons of Niihau, Pearl Jam, J Boog, Kapena & Hawaiian Charter School Youth) - Single album lyrics, reviews, download](https://is3-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music123/v4/f0/86/18/f08618d0-af7d-5844-8dbb-26e52f1b5c8d/859733541003_cover.jpg/100x100.webp)
Who is Jake Shimabukuro?
Jake Shimabukuro (born November 3, 1976) is a ukulele virtuoso and composer from Hawaii known for his fast and complex finger work. His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco. Shimabukuro has written numerous original compositions, including the entire soundtracks to two Japanese films, Hula Girls (2007) and Sideways (2009), the Japanese remake of the same name. Well known in Hawai’i and Japan during his early solo career in the early 2000s, Shimabukuro became famous internationally in 2006, when a video of him playing a virtuosic rendition of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was posted on YouTube without his knowledge and became one of the first viral videos on that site. His concert engagements, collaborations with well-known musicians, media appearances, and music production have snowballed since then. In 2012, an award-winning documentary was released tracking his life, career, and music, titled Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four St...
