 Why the instrument has become cool
In the UK the Ukulele is managing to buck the trend for downward sales. Music shops have reported that sales are booming – in some cases up 300 % from what they were a year ago. The trend is being linked to the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain’s rendition of Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit which has had more than half a million hits on YouTube. Anna McNamee has been meeting some of those who have recently taken up the instrument. In Brighton she met the Ukuladies – a band formed of 5 women and their Ukuleles.
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