This 4-string instrument, which belongs to the guitar family, first debuted in Hawaii in the early nineteenth century. The instrument's inventors are thought to be Portuguese natives Manuel Nunes, Jose do Espirito Santo, and Augusto Dias.
They moved to Hawaii and created ukuleles that were inspired by two other instruments: the cavaquinho and the rajao. Ukuleles were popular in Hawaiian music and culture, thanks to a king who was a major art lover at the time.
It arrived in the United States during the jazz era, more easier to move and with a very pleasing sound. It will be in fashion again, with the new generation of musicians who adopted it becoming increasingly popular globally, after a period of decline between 1970 and 1990.