Ukulele music... (With Michael Jackson thrown in- and rescued by Veena)

Ever heard of Ukulele?- "do guitar players get upset when the guitar is used in a hokey / joking way... like I do when I see comedy ukulele....? probably not, eh?"- victoriavox- ( Love many, trust few, paddle your own canoe. (with a ukulele)).

Comedy (there is a Channel "Anarchy in the Ukulele" at kewego) or not, it is the in thing in London it seems:

Fliers for ukulele-themed events seem to be everywhere in London lately. In vintage shops, pubs, record stores throughout the city, it’s become increasingly common to see advertisements for ukulele jam sessions, a ukulele karaoke night or a full-on ukulele performance. The city’s love for the uke may be small, but it’s undeniable.
-New York Times

Victoriavox is dismayed by the misuse of ukulele, but she should take heart from the fact that it will never suffer the fate of Michael Jackson, or will it?-

We are indebted to Amit Varma's The India Uncut Blog for the YouTube of the Hindi Version of Beat It.




Hope you enjoyed that. We did.

Lest you get the idea that we in India gut Western Hits for fun, here is a great piece of Carnatic Music from the remix album 'Wow Classical!'(by Veenai E Gayathri- an icon in her own right), that makes Heal the World sound dignified in a meditative kind of way. Hope you listen to that.

Veenai E Gayathri has her own blog: Jasmine Strings, and in a post that pays tribute to Michael Jackson, she dedicates this song "in the memory of one of the greatest child prodigies and showmen the world had ever known!"

She herself is one of the greatest child prodigies, and this dedication should inspire us to be humble.


Be Happy.