Daniel Ho
One of the Most
Prolific
and
Successful
Musicians
Hawaii
Has ever
Produced
~ Ukulele Magazine
One of the Most
2025
Nā Hōkū Hanohano Kī Hō’alu Legacy Award
Mahalo to Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts (HARA) for the honor.
RELEASEd July 2025
Timbre & Echoes
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Timbre & Echoes
a collection of slightly sophisticated ʻukulele compositions
A NEW ALBUM OF ʻUKULELE INSTRUMENTALS
FROM DANIEL HO
…ʻukulele virtuoso, composer, educator, pioneer, and the artist behind the album Polani (2011) – the first ʻukulele album in history to be nominated for a GRAMMY® Award.
TOUR DATES
Meet Daniel Ho
“Hawaii’s greatest contemporary musical ambassador talks about his new ‘ukulele musical,’ recent forays into world music, the ukes he plays, and more.”
~ 'Ukulele Magazine
Daniel Ho beams with music—you’ll find him enveloped in the next melody for an original composition or tapping out a rhythm on just about anything within reach. He is an ‘ukulele virtuoso, slack key guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, singer-songwriter, producer, audio engineer, and record company owner. He is a six-time Grammy Award winner, twelve-time Grammy Award nominee, six-time Taiwanese Golden Melody Award winner, and recipient of multiple Hawaiian Music awards.
His collaborations transcend genres – from traditional and contemporary Hawaiian Music to World Music with Taiwanese aboriginals and Mongolian nomads, to duets with Pepe Romero the maestro of classical guitar, to contemporary jazz and rock with Tak Matsumoto of the Japanese supergroup, B’z. Daniel’s music has been featured in film and television in projects such as The Descendants, Soul Surfer, the TV series Hawaiʻi Five-O, and NHK (Japan). A notable mention is his performance of a Hawaiian-language rendition of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” for the end credits of the 2008 movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Always looking to inspire and share, Daniel performs concerts and teaches workshops throughout the US and internationally. As an American Cultural Ambassador, he has toured Japan, Australia, Brunei, and Thailand. He is the co-designer of the Romero Creations Tiny Tenor ‘ukulele, the Ohana Bongolele and Shakerlele line of percussion instruments, and his ‘ukulele is currently on display at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles. A new skill picked up during the pandemic: music video production! Daniel has been channeling creativity into filming and editing music videos that add a new and energetic dimension to his repertoire.
Daniel presents his philosophy of life and music in this public presentation given during his time as a Regents’ Lecturer at UCLA in November, 2023.
Daniel’s World Class Collaborations
Pepe Romero
Promotional photo for their album of classical guitar and ‘ukulele duets Aloha España (Pepe Romero, Daniel Ho)
Gabriela
of famed Mexican acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela, performing on the YAMAHA Stage at The NAMM Show
Tia Carrere
Grammy Award winners for albums Huana Ke Aloha and ‘ikena, and Grammy Award nominee for the album He Nani
Inner Mongolia
On Between The Sky & Prairie, Daniel’s work with The Grasslands Ensemble won two Golden Melody Awards (Taiwan’s version of the GRAMMY Award).
Tak Matsumoto
Press photo for their jazz/rock album Electric Island, Acoustic Sea. Tak is a GRAMMY Winner and renowned guitarist of Japan supergroup B’z.
Eddy Kenzo
The world’s first original collaboration of Hawaiian + Ugandan musical styles with the song ʻUkulele Essanyu (Let Us Be Instruments of Joy and Love).
Jerome Koko
of the revered Hawaiian band The Mākaha Sons. Jerome’s albums with Daniel are Mākaha Sons Memoirs and The Mākaha Sons’ Jerome Koko.
