Entrevistas

1. Living in Hawaii after Pearl Harbor

2. Mother taught him how to play the ukulele

3. Inspired to play ukulele after hearing Eddie Kamae

4. How he got on the All-Navy show on Ed Sullivan

5. Friend convinced him to make a record

6. Number 1 Hit "Sushi"

7. Playing 3 shows a night in Waikiki

8. "Song for Anna"

9. Performing in Japan

Ohta,Herb

(n. 1934) Ukelelista de Hawái

Playing 3 shows a night in Waikiki

Yeah, I just played, like tried to build a show, an exciting show of musical talent, you know, one after another. Try to cram an hour’s music time into like forty-five minutes or something.

We used to play like three shows a night, I think, at the Ilikai Hotel and they had a cover charge, $2.50 or something. And that place was lined up! That’s when things were good in the late 60’s. Locals came out to Waikiki, and they had a line all the way down to the street.

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Hawái Honolulu música instrumentos musicales músicos Oahu ukelele Estados Unidos Waikiki

Fecha: August 2012

Zona: Hawai`i, US

Entrevista: John Esaki

País: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum

Entrevista

Con 78 años de edad, es conocido por los aficionados al ukelele en Japón y en todo el mundo como “Ohta-san”. Ohta-san es un experto ukelelista que aprendió de su madre a tocar el instrumento en Honolulu, antes de la segunda guerra mundial. Ha desempeñado un papel importante en la popularización del ukelele durante las décadas de los 60 y 70, ampliando el repertorio del instrumento al incluir pop internacional y jazz, además de las canciones hawaianas. En su entrevista, Ohta-san demuestra vívidamente su evolución estilística al tocar fragmentos de canciones que fueron significativas para su carrera. (Junio del 2014)