Japan ukulele ensemble crowned world's largest
- Published: 29 Jul 2012 at 00.48
- Online news: Asia
More than 2,000 musicians strummed ukuleles in a Japanese port city Saturday to set a new world record for the largest ever ensemble of the Hawaiian guitar.
Ukulele players perform to set a new Guinness world record for the largest ensemble by the Hawaiian guitar in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo. A total of 2,134 players strummed on ukuleles, playing Aloha Mahalo A Hui Ho, a song written by Hawaiian-born former sumo wrestler Konishiki. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI
Their effort was recognised by Guinness World Records officials who listened to them play "Aloha Mahalo A Hui Ho", a song written by Hawaiian-born former sumo wrestler Konishiki, in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo.
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