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Tag: Portuguese

Posted inEditor's Picks, Next Gen

You probably know the ukulele, but maybe not its history

by Adnan Alam Nov 24, 2021Nov 24, 2021

PHOENIX – What has four strings and starts with “u”? You probably know the answer but maybe not the history behind the ukulele. Its sound is distinctive, but the pronunciation of the name varies. “I think the most common pronunciation is ‘you-kih-LAY-lee,’ like ‘y o u,’ but it’s actually ‘ook-ih-LAY-lee,’” said Rich Walter, curator for […]

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