Jake Shimabukuro

About Jake Shimabukuro

His technically astounding rendition of While My Guitar Gently Weeps, which became a viral YouTube sensation, made him a household name.

Jake Shimabukuro is a skillful Japanese-American artist and ukulele composer known for his fast and complex fingers. His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk and flamenco. Shimabukuro has written many original works, including the soundtrack for two Japanese films, Hula Girls and Saidoweizu, remakes of the Japanese Sideways. Famous in Hawaii and Japan at the beginning of his solo career in the early 2000s, Shimabukuro gained international fame in 2006, when a video showed him skillfully performing the song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps. "is posted on YouTube. and became one of the first viral videos on this site. Since then, his concerts, collaborations with famous musicians, media appearances and music production have been crowned with success.

Born	November 3, 1976, Honolulu, Hawai'i, U.S.
Labels	Sony, Hitchhike, Music Theories Recordings
Genres	Jazz, blues, funk, rock, classical, bluegrass, folk, flamenco
Instruments	Ukulele
Associated acts	Pure Heart, Colón
Years active	1998–present

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Trivia

He has composed scores for Japanese films like Hula Girls and Sideways.

Jake Shimabukuro before fame

He began playing the ukulele at the age of four and studied for seven years at Roy Sakuma Studios.

Achievement of Jake Shimabukuro

He has composed music for films such as Hula Girls and Sideways in Japan.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Jake Shimabukuro family life

He married Kelly Yamasato, an OB/GYN, and they had a son named Chase.

Associations of Jake Shimabukuro

He received requests to collaborate with well-known artists like as Jimmy Buffett as a result of his YouTube breakthrough.

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