Taimane Gardner, the Ukulele Virtuoso | Taimane Gardner | TEDxMaui
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- This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Captivating ukulele virtuoso Taimane Gardner shares two performances: one, a frenetic, dazzling medley of recognizable classical tunes, and the second, a haunting and powerful composition of her own entitled "Neptune Storm".
Dazzling and innovative ukulele virtuoso and songwriter
Taimane Gardner picked up her first ukulele at the age of five-and it was love at first strum.
Demonstrating her impressive musical chops as a young street performer in Waikiki, Taimane (which means “diamond” in the Samoan language) was a diamond in the rough until Don Ho discovered her at the age of 13. The budding songstress soon became a featured performer with the legendary Hawaiian crooner, playing alongside him at venues in Las Vegas and Palm Springs. From there her popularity grew, and Taimane has since performed in many parts of the world, dazzling audiences far and wide with her cutting-edge style. Her performances have been described as elegant and energetic, while her stage presence is simultaneously overwhelming and captivating.
In addition to playing her own distinctive versions of well-known pieces, Taimane also writes her own songs and adds fresh material to her sets.
Known for her unique musical vision and innovative ukulele style, Taimane shows the versatility of an instrument that is often viewed as limited or simplistic. She has the ability to blend musical genres-from classical to classic rock to flamenco-without missing a beat.
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In 2009, my wife and I flew Taimane out to San Diego to have her perform at our wedding party. She played for a total of about 3 hours. Her entertainment made the party something for all invited to remember for the rest of their lives. We even received thank you cards for a wedding celebration - never heard of that! She is an amazing artist and was a protegé of Don Ho before he died. Go Taimane!
Great story !
Oh, how old is she?
I need to start going to your parties! 😂🤘
Тетяна Мироновна Она 30 Лет сейчас.
@@theL81Again I'm going to have to start making his money.
This woman is an ukelele ninja!!
LOL
Sumthin iin da water
Yup! She sure can play the yuke!
Taimane uses five picks on her right hand. They are long, acrylic fingernails. She also plays a 5-string uke with two low G strings. Besides her virtuosity, she has an irreproducible, unique style. Go Taimane!
Interesting how the instrument can take on so many personalities when mastered like this. Amazing work.
Check out feng e if you liked her. They are both extremely talented in bringing uniqueness and personality to the uke
She's not tiptoeing through the tulips, she's galloping through the garden! Love her and her music!
TAIMANE MEANS DIAMOND Very talented young Girl....
Amazing... I've been playing guitar for longer than this lady has been alive and I'm nowhere near where she is. I love seeing people with an almost super human command of instruments like she has.
My god...this woman's playing gave me chills! How simply beautiful!
She plays the ukulele soooooooo different it looks like she's just slapping it ITS AMMMMAZING😮😮😮😮😮
Does anybody agggrrreee
I don't care if you call her a virtuoso or not. And why should she be in competition with James and Jake - they are great players. So is she. And perhaps that is enough. I am mesmerized by her playing and the energy she brings to the uke. Thanks for an inspiring, sensational performance!
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Competition? I want to see them play a trio!
As a musician I hate when people compare musicians, they all have their thing. People comparing can't even play themselves! Can one compare Coltrane to Charlie Parker? NO 2 different styles and both monsters.
although maybe in technicality shes not better, but in creativity and artisticness she is beyond in my opinion
My daughter went to school with Jake, Kaimuki High and we were walking through Kahala mall one day when Jake was like 15 years old and playing with a trio, I am a musician myself and told my daughter that I want to give a card to him as this kid is gonna make it he is a genius, My daughter said he is a teen why would he want to play with an old fart hehe,, Kids got to love em right? I should have given my card! Oh well! LOL!
Holy smokes, she plays it like a flamenco or classical guitar.
Exactly! I don't understand all the negative (and cruel) comments. She's fantastic!!!
She made me see the ukulele completely with different eyes. Love it so much I am learning to play it now.
@@corriecrazy what? There are some? Crazy....
She do both xD
for those saying she isn't very good- i can play jake shimabukuro's arrangement of bohemian rhapsody but there's no way i could strum like her- she is very talented
You wouldnt strum like Jake Either be serious
@@DaRedeyeJedi808 I agree. He wouldn't be so renowned if just anyone could play like he does. I have seen him twice, including this past September. I have to admit it got kind of boring the second time around. If you think of it in terms of someone playing what he does on guitar, there are probably a lot of guitarists who can do Bohemian Rhapsody. He shared the stage with a friend, who played guitar and sang, was pretty average. I used to live in Hawaii, miss the local players of Hawaiian roots music. Still, Jake is great, and a really decent, sincere guy. By the way, the flamenco tune she is playing is Malagueña, sometimes known as Malagueña Salerosa. There is an interview on TH-cam with Keith Richards where he says the first song he learned was Malagueña, taught by his uncle. I used to play a cruder version of it, far down from the skill level of Taimane Gardner or Keith Richards, but still great fun. She would be great to see live.
Taimane moving as a rock-star, singing as an angel, playing ukelele as a flamenco and/or shamisen artist, she is awesome and virtuoso ! thanks for sharing
Oh my... She is so creative and different, as if she has connected her spirit with mother earth, she wears no shoes she's so cool she found herself deep within all the conformity
I had no idea the uke was so versatile or could sound so good. Excellent.
... oh and also James Hill - Voodo Child, if you want to see what someone else does with electrical effecs on a uke.
Anything you can do on guitar you can do on ukulele
See, THIS is why ukulele should be seen just as seriously as a guitar. Lady's got magic hands!
She’s the reason why I started playing uke almost 4 years ago now. She’s still my fav ukulele player. I’m crying just watching this haha
Whts ur favorite piece to play so fare ?
@@artissonbeats3057 body surfing
Taimane is one of a kind, beautiful and awesome to watch and listen to! A very talented and beautiful musical diamond!
The flamenco techniques go quite well with the ukulele.. never heard it played this way before. Interesting variety of styles. Well done , you definitely blew my mind and inspired me to have a go.
I'm not sure what I just watched but it's amazing and out of this world. She is playing a instrument that probably had never been played at this level. She blew my mind.
BRAVO!!! 👏👏
@Hello Bob, How are you doing?
Its been played like that numerous times she Idolized JAKE SHIMABUKURO the Ukelele God
The "Carmen" part was mind blowing !
Can't over watch this. Taimane u are amazing, you are one of mine idols.
Taimane has been my favorite for years now. (And Lindsey Sterling)
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My favorite part definitely my favorite part ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
She's an amazing artist. Can't get enough of her playing!
A goddess on my favourite instrument. Listening to Taimane dancing on her Ukuleles takes you away, out and into a world of beauty, excitement and dream.
this is mesmerizing
Watching this video in Year 2024.. this person is amazing player and singer.. never heard of anybody this good with this instrument.. she played so effortlessly..
I think if you discount her movements on stage as showy or arrogant you're totally missing the point... it's part of her art. This is performance art, not just music or Uke playing. I think she's awesome. I've been blessed to do two shows with her (which she steals every time!) and this is just scratching the sufrace of what she can do.
reminds me of Michael Hedges when he performed live... RIP.
Oh yeah?... not even trying huh?
Trying a lil hard dude
She's amazingly talented though.
Amazing, used to be called:"pushing the envelope", Love her!
Her talent is other-worldly. I am transported.
You would be surprised how many people are good at playing and have it hidden inside of a room where they practise all day and don't share it. There are plenty of people much better than her that no one may not even know about it.
Such is the paradox of being a musician....... No matter how hard you work or how great you may become, there is always someone somewhere who can make you look like a rooky......
mpgh iscool I don’t see how this is relevant. No one is competing here
I got to see her perform in Waikiki on one of my trips there. She was awesome.
+David Fournier Maudit chanceux! Elle est envoûtante!
It's a quality of gifted artists to make what they do appear easy or simple. The fluidity and accuracy here is fantastic.
I really love how much fun she's having.
Damn, this young lady plays with all her soul!! Fantastic!
Gawd. My new favourite. So dulcet, so forgiving, so necessary and timely. I've died and gone to heaven and it's beautiful.Thanks Taimane for letting me into your head!
Keep BLOWING Minds!!! Uke On!
There goes my motivation to play ukulele..
She used 5-string ukes. The top string is doubled, I think. The playing style is like classical guitar, with lots of arpeggios and percussion.
Am so glad I saw this comment. I had this in my mind
@@illusionfadesaway2239 Ditto.
That's why my ukulele will never sound that good. It's only got 4 strings.
Octave off, like a 12-string guitar. High and low G.
Makes it sound fuller than a regular uke
Elegance, sensuality, her playing is a dance with the ukulele, and what a tecnic 😍😍😍😎
@Hello Arve, How are you doing?
Music is a celebration, and this show is a living proof of a ''Fiesta''. A wonderful artist.
So beautiful ... very reminiscent of Jim Morrison and The Doors. Transcending music.
I"m 78 and have just fallen in love again, damn she's mesmerizing.
Lol . Good for you you my friend.
yuck
Good for you?
Majestic! WOOOOOOW! She's complete badassery! Beautifully done 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤❤❤❤❤
This blew me away . What a powerful human being. I can feel her depth and see the mystical energies through the screen . Woow 😍
Definitely very different - UNIQUE and yes really good. Another way to use the ukelele. Well done Taimane. Sure beats wasting time dishing out crap comments.
She is just playing the ukelele as a guitar... :S:S
Speechless! ❤ I could never imagine such a potential in ukulele, striking beauty! And the Neptune Storm omg... Taimane is an impressionist + expressionist painting with music.
(And who are those crazy people who disliked the video? Wake up!)
This was mesmerizing! I felt like in the second song, my entire brain was Neptune and my skull was he nearest point of empty space laying just above the outer limits of Neptune's atmosphere and Taimane - was a swirling storm flowing through the atmosphere of my brain.
The idea worth sharing is that seemingly small things (the uke for example) can be used to the max and amazing things can come out of it. So often the notion that we need some great complex or expensive apparatus to achieve our goals... yet look what this person does with something seemingly so common and rudimentary.
If not a virtuoso, than certainly expressing the virtuoso attitude.
Go forth and be powerful Taimane!
My thoughts exactly! Mahalo nui! Aloha ~Taimane, keep blowing people's minds!♡
Michael Erickson I thought the idea that she is presenting, albeit on a more subtle level is that if you practice, practice, practice, practice, you can discover great things in what might have appeared to be something ordinary,
This woman is amazing. Everything I've ever heard played on the ukulele has been a great big nothing. She is unreal.
Her Neptune piece was so good. It kind of reminds of Terran music from the first StarCraft.
She is extremely talented. Performance artistry requires an open mind to appreciate. I would love to see her perform.
Wow ! Every notes, every breath or moves she makes transport me into a mysterious journey. ! She is a virtuoso because she speak music !
Amazing, very talented,an angel in flight !!!
I really enjoyed this. Keep up the good work. You are an inspiration to others. The people who are knocking your abilities probably don't have the same amount of talent in their pinky toe. Bravo.
She DESERVES to be recognized way mire because she is so passionate and she gets really into this
taimane and her Ukulele are Linked together ... Wonderful - and her voice ❤️ Thank you so much for sharing .
First of all, I am speachless! She left me without comment. !!!! I AM ABLE TO FEEL HER MUSIC. I was born and raised also at the island of Brac... and I got to say at this moment I am also at my home island and strong wind breezee is passing trough my head and skin.. after all music is all about the feeling isnt't it? She is great!!!! Ao expresive and strong, the instrument is part of her body..so please, keep up writeing and playing songs, this is wonderfull!
she,s so suit and love here playing style.
super ukulele (cavaquinho, here in portugal).
António Ferreirinha I'm sure you already know the Ukuleles origin is from Portugal so the Cavalqhuino is the rightful name. 💖
There is only one way to describe the way I feel when I hear her play.... BLISS!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!
why am I crying? this is so awesome!
Mind blown. Gotta hit the bong and watch again.
Mike Morley ' '!
love it, makes me happy
Abilità, fantasia e padronanza di sè per un'artista virtuosa...Bravissima!
So great to see like this talented people
Thank you Ted for helping us to travel to the world we belong
Nice to meet you taimane...... pleasure to be inspired by your magical music and fantastic playing
God bless us all
Amazing! “Neptune Storm” is something for me, I fall into nirvana I guess 😁
She has blown me away as I was just introduced to her art today. I am in LOVE and love my wife. Continued success
William E Harris I came here to say exactly the same lol!
She is a one of a kind...so glad I hsve internet or I would never have seen her play...Pure magic.
A natural gift that becomes apparent after hours and hours (and hours and hours) of practice! Fantastic!!!
Astonishing! That all of that fine music comes out of that small instrument by the magic of this young woman's fingers!
Cette fille est vraiment incroyable !!!!!
tablatureukulele molto molto brava, complimenti
Vrai!
I just drooled because her music just made me hyperfocus. Great stuff girl, keep it up!!
I am just shocked how people are typing how impressed they are yet I am also pretty sure actual guitar musicians roll their eyes.
I highly doubt that
Wow! Hard to find a uke with paired strings in my neck of the woods.I love the sound.
Fantastic artist with an engaging personality and stage presence. What a blessing to see this.
@Hello Mike Oakley, How are you doing?
Not just playing but an Art as well...so good
Stunning! Simply stunning music. Utterly uplifting, soulful, beautiful. Picked me up & threw me around the room. Just stunning
I have loved Taimanes unique style of playing from the first time I saw her...Keep it coming Taimane ,regards to Jack.
Beautiful and beautifully talented
You bring tears to my eyes - your playing is so joyful!! That talent is so beautiful to watch and inspiring .... I love every performance I can find of Taimane Gardner ..... love LoVE LOVE!! YOUR STYLE! Keep going .............................
her spirit is beautiful, full of life and joy, I love it!!!!!!
I'm intrigued at just how many classical / Flamenco guitar players moved over to Ukulele. The styles work well, but what drew me to a Ukulele in the first place was the "Virtuosity not necessary" element of it, and how simple it was to play. Once you play it like a guitar, you might as well play guitar. Important to keep it fun.
Gosh! She must have done this a time or two before !! Taimane is really good !
I'm interested in who built her uke and about the 2 string 4th course. It's almost as interesting as her presentation ! Gosh she's good ! rc
+Rusty Case it's a kamaka
Rusty Case
She’s gotta at least been practicing for a couple months. At least.
Strung with both high and low G, adds depth and range, plus she's so very talented👍🤙
FABULOUS as usual. You are so uniquely inspiring. I love watching you play. Thank you for sharing.
Only one way to describe this awesomeness......WOW !!!!! she is simply amazing. This is pure art.
Это талант из прошлой жизни - неподражаемо, молодец!
awesome
You have succeeded young lady... Total mind blow!!!!!! Amazing talent!!!!!!
Wow. This is so amazing. Love that I found this. Your style and music is mesmerizing!
Taimane... I truly hope that nasty cruel comments from some of the incredibly vile trolls that hang around TH-cam do not affect your happiness in any way. I can guarantee you that most of them have zero musical skills themselves. The only way they bring any meaning to their pathetic nasty little lives is by demeaning other people and their skills and talents. You Are an incredibly talented player and I love your music. All power to you and the Ukulele!
Philip Boug Word.👏👏👏✌️
is this concert uke?
okay. the visible scratch marks under the sound hole tells a story of grueling long hours of playing that probably came with a painful hand. and anyone who discounts that with just a "girl playing ukulele" or compares her to other great talents is just being a jerk. I respect all the great uke players we have today and we should learn from them instead of comparing them like fruits.
Beenthere Donethat oh i know the difference of playing with steel strings. played guitar for 14 years before i fell in love with the uke. but even if it's nylon, practicing long hours would still result to sore fingers. some might be able to endure it better. but learners and beginners would atest to that.
You can hear based on the string noise from her sliding up and down in positions that those are likely wound (steel) uke strings.
I was just noticing that 3 strings were silver colored which might indicate your assumption is correct. I also noticed this instrument has 5 strings with the bass string being doubled. I am assuming this may be the same as how a 12 string is tuned with each pair of strings positioned to be fingered together.
sparkimoto You are correct, but I was just going to say that the "bass" string is actually the second down. The top string is actually higher than the second.
I could be mistaken, but it sounds to me like she is using a low-G tuning rather than re-entrant tuning.
So very wonderful and it proves that it dose not matter the cost of the brush but the artist that is painting with it!
She is incredible, fantastic, from the other galaxy
Замечательно!
She doesn't need the romp to be good. But then again that's her personality. Great performance.
Wow, this lady certainly has talent. And so entertaining to watch. Brilliant ❤
I bought a Uke a few years ago after seeing her on face book performing ! Total amazement . I got a Baritone Uke so I could play guitar stuff on it ! After 54 years of p;laying guitar I have a new fun outlook with the Uke . Love her playing !!!!!
Definitely an amazing performance!
...Though I have to say her movements in the beginning looked a lot like the dance I do when I really have to use the bathroom....
Where are Honoka and Azita?
It is really amazing, as written in the generic, to play the classic songs on a four string instrument. Sound is rich as much...
A beautiful talented woman with grace and charm I love it especially the last item,I think I went floating somewhere
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