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) Tocador de Ukulele do Havaí

Mother taught him how to play the ukulele

Yeah, my mother used to play the ukulele. In those days, it seemed it was only natural that each home had an ukulele, and it wasn’t an expensive instrument like it is today. You know, you could buy a good Kamaka ukulele for five dollars. Of course, at that time, five dollars was a lot of money, probably. But, you know, they all had one in the home...but she’s never played solo ukulele. She played mandolin, you know, but not solo ukulele. But she taught me the chords, you know, to play a certain song and sing, you know.

She told me, a long time ago, she said "You know, you can never eat playing the ukulele" Haha! That's what she told me. "You will never make it a livelihood, you can never eat playing the ukulele!" Hahaha!

Havaí música instrumentos musicais músicos ukulele Estados Unidos da América

Data: August 2012

Localização Geográfica: Hawai`i, US

Entrevistado: John Esaki

País: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum

Entrevistados

78 anos de idade, Herb Ohta é conhecido pelos fãs de ukulele no Japão e em todo o mundo como "Ohta-san". Ohta-san é um tocador mestre de ukulele que aprendeu a tocar o instrumento com sua mãe no período pré-Segunda Guerra Mundial, em Honolulu. Ele desempenhou um papel importante na popularização do ukulele nas décadas de 60 e 70, ampliando o repertório do instrumento para além de canções havaianas, incluindo pop internacional e jazz. Em sua entrevista, Ohta-san vividamente demonstra sua revolução estilística tocando trechos de músicas que foram importantes para sua carreira. (Junho de 2014)