Join AARP Oregon as we celebrate AAPI musicians on May 31 at 6:30 pm.
We will celebrate the music and heritage of AANHPI families featuring Taimane from Waikiki, Honolulu, HI, and Crying Uncle Duo from Alameda, CA.
Join AARP Oregon and attendees across the U.S. for a free virtual concert on May 31st, 2022 at 9:30 p.m. ET | 8:30 p.m. CT | 7:30 p.m. MT | 6:30 p.m. PT - AARP membership is not required.
AARP Oregon, in cooperation with Whippoorwill Arts, is delighted to welcome Taimane and Crying Uncle Duo:
Taimane has established herself as one of the leading ukulele players in the world, known for her fierce and inventive style of play that transcends traditional views of the instrument. Hailing from a musical Polynesian family, Taimane began playing ukulele at age 5. By age 13, she was playing regularly in the show of the legendary Don Ho.
Taimane is truly redefining Hawaiian music. This virtuoso artist—whose name means “diamond” in Samoan—is taking the ukulele to new heights while blazing her own trail in the process.
Crying Uncle Duo is Asian American brothers Miles and Teo Quale from Alameda, CA.
They are both national award winners and have performed at the Grand Ole Opry. The brothers, who are also National and State Champion fiddlers and pickers, were 2019 Freshgrass Festival finalists in the fiddle and mandolin contest categories.
Renowned mandolinist David Grisman says, "Check out Crying Uncle! We dig what they are doing! The future of music is in good hands here!”