ukulele orchestra

For our first year anniversary, I gave D a ukulele. He's been in love with that toy since the day he received it and has been committed to becoming a kick ass ukulele player.

In his quest to find video tutorials on how to play this awesome teeny tiny instrument, he came across The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, a group of talented ukulele players from Wellington, New Zealand. Bret McKenzie of the infamous Flight of the Conchords is one of the founding members of the orchestra.

Needless to say, D has since then been an avid fan of the WIUO and has admired their performances on youtube.

Here are some of the covers they've done that we love:

WIUO's cover of Hey Ya by Andre 3000



WIUO's cover of The Bucket by Kings of Leon:



And last but certainly not the least (and my personal favorite), WIUO's cover of Africa by Toto:



I'll have you know that in just 3 months of playing, D has already mastered playing a number of songs including Radiohead's Creep, Mammas and the Pappas' Dream a Little Dream, Zee Avi's You and Me, and The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1.

So Bangkok peeps, if you're interested in forming a Bangkok Ukulele Orchestra, you know who to call!