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Mele Fong aka Ukulele Mele tells the story behind the hapa haole song Maui Girl. Composed by Sylvester Thomas Kalama in 1892, the song talks about keeping love a secret and remains popular today. NOTE: Monthly Online Lessons by subscription are no longer available from Mele’s website UkuleleMeleOnMaui.com. Instead, you can learn to play the […]
Mele Fong aka Ukulele Mele tells the story behind the traditional Hawaiian song Kuu Pua I Paoakalani. The song composed by Queen Liliuokalani during the nine months she was imprisoned at Iolani Palace after the overthrow of the monarchy in 1893 tells of the flowers that grew at Paoakalani, her home in Waikiki. NOTE: Monthly […]
Mele Fong aka Ukulele Mele tells the story behind the song Let Me Call You Sweetheart. Composed in 1910, the song became one of the largest selling songs in sheet music at the time. It was composed by Leo Friedman (1869-1927) of Illinois and lyricist Beth Slater Whitson (1879-1930) of Tennessee. NOTE: Monthly Online Lessons […]
Mele Fong aka Ukulele Mele tells the story behind the traditional Hawaiian song Kuuipo I Ka Hee Pue One. The song composed by Princess Likelike in the late 1800s tells of her love, gentle as the sea gliding over the sand dunes, in her best-known composition. NOTE: Monthly Online Lessons by subscription are no longer […]
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Mele Fong aka Ukulele Mele tells the story behind the hapa haole song Little Brown Gal. Composed in 1935, the song was commonly used to teach hula to tourists aboard Matson luxury liners and at Waikiki hotels. The song was featured in the 1957 film South Seas Adventures. NOTE: Monthly Online Lessons by subscription are […]
Mele Fong aka Ukulele Mele tells the story behind the traditional Hawaiian song Koni Au I Ka Wai. The song written by King Kalakaua in 1888 is a party song. NOTE: Monthly Online Lessons by subscription are no longer available from Mele’s website UkuleleMeleOnMaui.com. Instead, you can learn to play the Ukulele Mele Way for […]
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Mele Fong and her husband Richard Tom – The Hawaiian Serenaders – sing and play Jungle Rain on ukulele and u-bass over photos of 6 areas of tropical rainforests in the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii is the only state in the U.S. with tropical rainforests. Mele’s arrangement of Jungle Rain is in C with I Wanna […]
Mele Fong aka Ukulele Mele tells the story behind the hapa haole song On The Beach at Waikiki. Published in 1915, the song was first performed at the Pan-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco and became the best seller of all Hawaiian songs. It made Waikiki famous and ushered in Hawaii’s early tourism industry. NOTE: […]