IWAO: Ukulele Artist Performing and recording artist born in Japan in Yamagata in 1963.
IWAO has released more than 40 ukulele albums. The only artist to release more is the legendary Herb Ohta. IWAO has performed in major venues in Hawaii, New York, Australia, Thailand, Taiwan and Korea, as well as all over Japan. He is renowned for his soft touch style which perfectly suits the gentle sound of ukulele.

fulare_pad [phonetically "fla-ry-pad"]
Ukulele x Acoustic Guitar, Crossover Music from Kyoto, Japan

fulare_pad is a combination of a Japanese word "furari" meaning wandering and an English word of "pad" referring walking around. Like its original name, the unique harmony created by a Ukulele and an Acoustic Guitar takes you out to the music journey to provide the fresh soothing air to your soul.

Daisuke Maeda on Ukulele and Hideyuki Shimizu on Acoustic Guitar, childfood friends, started their professional career in 2008, by having their signature tune “Summer Spur” featured on the TV commercial of Japan’s highclass beauty brand SK-II. They have released three full length  albums and one EP, and which has made their world wide debut on iTunes.

In 2010, fulare_pad made a trial of their music to Jazz-Fusion field and won Special Jury Prize at the contest of the biggest Jazz festival in Japan Sapporo City Jazz, which opened their doors to the world by being a part of Toronto Jazz Festival. Since then, they has played for both national and international audiences including Hawaii, Thailand, Italy, Australia, and Taiwan.

With their belief in power that music has, fulare_pad is delivering happiness and smiles to the world with their energetic performance and refreshing sound from Kyoto, Japan.

Uke of Carl. TV Themes + Ukulele = Happiness. But there's much more than that. Explore my site to find videos and tabs for all your favourite TV, Movie and Game themes. Browse my books to advance your learning. Add many Classical Guitar pieces to your Ukulele repertoire; explore Klezmer and Jewish music and experiment with some Spanish Ukulele.

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