Ojai World Music Festival
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| Country and Region | United States — California |
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| Type of Festival | Music |
| Location of Festival | Ojai, California USA |
| Festival Contact Information | Performances To Grow On |
| Festival Description | The Ojai World Music Festival brings together the talents of world musicians hailing from across the globe. Concert performances, master workshops, educational programs and some very special events — the festival offers a brilliant new look into ancient musical traditions. Imagine sitting under the oaks in the newly rebuilt Libbey Bowl and listening to sounds of rare and exotic instruments played by talented musicians from around the world. |
| Festival Dates | October 6, 2012 |
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Festival Events:
Workshops 2012:
- Jake Shimabukuro
October 6, 2012 at 1:00pm
- “Forget everything you know about the ukulele…and go do a Google search. The first video that pops up won’t be some grainy clip of Tiny Tim or George Formby but a performance by a hair-gelled 34-year old Hawaiian named Jake Shimabukuro.” – Time magazine feature
It’s rare for a young musician to earn comparisons to the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis. It’s even harder to find an artist who has entirely redefined an instrument by his early thirties. But Jake Shimabukuro (she-ma-boo-koo-row) has already accomplished these feats, and more, in a little over a decade of playing and recording music…on the ukulele.
- “Forget everything you know about the ukulele…and go do a Google search. The first video that pops up won’t be some grainy clip of Tiny Tim or George Formby but a performance by a hair-gelled 34-year old Hawaiian named Jake Shimabukuro.” – Time magazine feature
- Cedric Watson
October 6, 2012 at 10:30am
- Injecting a healthy dose of his own personality and ingenuity, Cedric has been exciting an ever-broadening audience with his unique take on traditional Creole music, and with his new compositions that expand the genre while still respecting its roots. In the few years since he assumed the role of bandleader, all three of his albums have been nominated for Grammy Awards.Moving with ease between fiddle and accordion, and adding his strong blues-inflected vocals, Cedric’s creative style and obvious joy in playing make him an engaging and exciting performer.
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- Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele player and composer
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- Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele player and composer
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