UKULELE LADY

Live, Victoria Vox covers songs as diverse as Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” an  Francis Cabrel’s “Je T’Aimais, Je T’Aime, Je T’Aimerai.”After recording variou  contemporary pop/rock albums, the bubbly singer/songwriter has diversified even further on her latest release,Victoria Vox and Her Jumping Flea, which showcases classics and originals involving the ukulele. Yes,the ukulele. “A few years ago,” she explains, “I heard[Hawaiian uke legend] Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s version of‘ Somewhere Over the Rainbow’/‘What a Wonderful World,’and I felt the need to sing it. I first adapted it for guitar, butthen a friend gave me a ukulele to play it on—an  ever since,ukuleles have been finding their way into my hands.” Her new discfeatures not only that medley but also the bouncy original “Christmas With You,” Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer” and Whiting andKahn’s “Ukulele Lady”—a venerable gem in a vivacious new setting. www.victoriavox.com

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