KALA BRAND UKULELE HAVE JUST BEGUN, BUT OUR ROOTS GO BACK A BIT.
Mike Upton, the founder ofKala Brand Music Co. and Kala Brand Ukulele, became acquainted with the charm of the ukulele at an early age ,Mike re-engaged with the uke while living on heavenly Lanikai Beach in 1991. He was starting to hear and see more and more people playing ukulele back then.His interest continued became the Hawaii Sales Representative for the Hohner Company in 1997. He found out very quickly that there were very few quality, affordable ukulele available in the Islands. So with that in mind, he set out and with some help and developed the popular Kala ukulele line in July of 2005 . The Kala Ukulele to continued to expand in the realm of quality, affordable instruments for both the Ukulele Enthusiast and Novice alike