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Ukulele’s roots traced to late 19th-century Portuguese arrivals in Hawaii
3425403 · May 21, 2025
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Summary
A presenter at an Events session traced the ukulele’s origins to Portuguese immigrants who brought small folk string instruments to Hawaii in the late 1800s and described how Hawaiian makers and Pacific Island adaptations spread its popularity to the U.S. mainland and across Oceania.
Presenter, an event presenter, said the ukulele’s story “really begins in the late nineteenth century when a group of Portuguese brought their folk string instruments to Hawaii,” and that the small instrument “took root quickly and gained popularity not…
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