The lights are on, the cameras are rolling and veteran singer Sam Loo is taking the stage to perform a lively concert - for the dead
SINGAPORE - The studio lights dim, the band begins to strum, and it’s showtime for a Singapore getai concert - a popular form of entertainment in southeast Asia that features songs, skits and over-the-top costumes to celebrate the dead.
“When this pandemic hit, there were two or three months where we just didn’t have any income at all,” she said. “We started selling things online so we had a little bit of a salary. And now this livestreamed getai has started.” “Every year it’s the same feeling — when the Hungry Ghost Festival comes, is very happy. But this year just feels a bit empty. There’s no particular feeling,” said Sam Loo, a veteran getai performer with 37 years of experience.
Ahead of a performance in a recording studio this weekend, caretakers from temples had brought in statues of deities. There were food offerings for the gods, with cans of Guinness beers and a bottle of Martell Cordon Bleu cognac. Brightly dressed performers cracked jokes and sang songs in Hokkien, the main dialect of Southeast Asia’s Chinese diaspora.
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