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Teaser video for Jake Shimabukuro's new ukulele album

Mark Frauenfelder at 4:48 pm Wed, Jun 27, 2012

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[Video Link] I'm happy to learn that Jake Shimabukuro has a new oo-koo-lay-lay album coming out this fall.

Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of Boing Boing and the editor-in-chief of MAKE and Cool Tools. Twitter: @frauenfelder. Come and hear Mark speak at the ALA conference in Chicago on July 1.

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i_am_at_work

Thanks for posting this Mark! I hadn’t heard about Jakes new album.
http://www.facebook.com/safiqur.rahman.98871 Safiqur Rahman

Thanks a lot for an informative and useful article.
i_am_at_work

Just checked his site & I might be seeing him live on Sunday!
- sisyphus321
  
  I’ve got 4 pavilion tickets. Stoked!
Jason Garland

I saw Jake today. He signed my Ukulele! :)
http://profile.yahoo.com/N46C6A4O6NNM3STXGAQ3N2O3LY charlie

it’s like the crocs of music
http://twitter.com/MarkZHarris Mark Harris

And yes, that is Alan Parsons (Dark Side of the Moon, Alan Parsons Project) that is producing the album!