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May 8, 2024 · Check out the list of Getai 2024 / 2025 in Singapore all year round and during Chinese New Year, Hungry Ghost Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Nine Emperor Gods Festival and other special occasions with schedule, locations, addresses and timings.
Singapore Getai 新加坡歌台. 18,902 likes · 446 talking about this. Getai (Song Stage), An unique culture and arts from Singapore 歌台, 新加坡独特的艺术文化
Getai emerged in Singapore in the years of Japanese occupation in the 1940s. [14] The first getai performance, known as Dayehui (大夜会), was organised by a business owner at the New World Amusement Park in hopes of attracting more customers to his drinks store. [11]
Apr 11, 2024 · Getai (歌台), which literally means “song stage” in Chinese, is believed to have originated during the Japanese Occupation at the New World Amusement Park. 1 It became a popular form of mass entertainment in the 1950s with getai established at various amusement parks. 2 Today, getai is mainly staged during the Hungry Ghost ...
The defining characteristics of Singapore getai developed during the various surges in its popularity: when the first getai troup, Da Ye Hui (大夜会) was set up at New World Amusement Park (Singapore’s first amusement park) in 1923; its heyday of the 1950s; its resurgence in the 1970s; and its new revival at the turn of the century.
Aug 24, 2022 · The Chinese New Year’s Eve getai, for instance, may include more festive songs, include a character playing the Chinese God of Wealth, and run from 9pm to past midnight to include a...
Sep 2, 2020 · It will hold its inaugural special getai edition, with getai performers, such as Hao Hao, Desmond Ng and The Babes (or Baobei Jiemei) taking the virtual stage in the Facebook livestream.
Getai is a unique Singapore and Malaysia live stage performances typically held during the Hungry Ghost Festival, celebrations of Chinese dieties' birthdays and other Chinese traditional cultural...
Feb 16, 2022 · Having been involved with getai since the 1980s, Lin has seen first-hand how much it has evolved over the decades - from wooden roadside stages to productions with fancy sound and light effects...
Mar 5, 2022 · Over the last 50 years, getai has continued to develop through innovations in stage design and musical offerings, comparable to those of contemporary music concerts. Hosted by household names Marcus Chin and Lee Pei Fen, Getai in Retrospect features ten getai artists across generations.
