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Pioneer musician: Tay Teow Kiat
By:
Ling Hock Siang
An overview of Singapore’s Chinese Music scene
By:
Lee Ming-yen
Singapore’s early Chinese musicians
By:
Lee Ming-yen
Fifty years through the seasons: Singapore Chinese orchestral music from its beginnings to maturity
By:
Phoon Yew Tien
Pioneer musician: Lian Yoong Ser
By:
Lin Chia-yi
Pioneer musician: Teng Mah Seng
By:
Wong Hai Rong
Pioneer musician: Goh Swee Meng
By:
Lim Tee Heong
Pioneer musician: William Gwee Thian Hock
By:
Lim Tee Heong
A brief history of Chinese records in Singapore
By:
Goh Song Wei
Pioneer musician: Boh Chit Hee
By:
Phoon Yew Tien
Hokkien radio broadcasts in Singapore (1937–1983)
By:
Wang Ying-fen
Pioneer musician: Samuel Ting Chu-San
By:
Phoon Yew Tien
Pioneer artiste: Chee Kin Foon
By:
Lim Wah Guan
Pioneer musician: Han Yin Juan
By:
Lee Ming-yen
Pioneer musician: Ye Litian
By:
Phoon Yew Tien
Personal recollection: My journey with Chinese New Year songs
By:
Phoon Yew Tien
Pioneer musician: Michael Tien Ming Ern
By:
Phoon Yew Tien
Chinese New Year songs
By:
Lee Kok Leong
Pioneer musician: Shen Ping Kwang
By:
Shen Diau Long
Hainan music in Singapore
By:
Goh Toh Chai Zechariah, Lee Ming-yen
Xinyao: The cultural phenomenon of Mandarin songwriting
By:
Lim Ming Boon
Nanyang music and the Singapore Chinese Orchestra
By:
Ling Hock Siang
Shidaiqu in Singapore’s Cantopop scene: Lisa Wong’s ‘Lovesick Tears’ (1972)
By:
Yu Siu Wah
Pioneer musician: Lee Yuk Chuan
By:
Phoon Yew Tien
Chinese music ensembles in Singapore
By:
Samuel Wong, Teresa Fu
Pioneer musician: Leong Yoon Pin
By:
Lim Tee Heong
Hakka Music in Singapore
By:
Hsu Hsin-Wen
Chinese culture and music education in Singapore
By:
Eugene Dairianathan
Hokkien music in Singapore
By:
Caroline Chia
Pioneer musician: Lee Howe
By:
Phoon Yew Tien
Pioneer musician: Chew Seok Kwee
By:
Phoon Yew Tien
Early Chinese songwriting in Singapore (1930s–1950s)
By:
Phoon Yew Tien
Shiyue: The ‘prelude’ to xinyao
By:
Lim Ming Boon
Chinese songwriting in Singapore around Independence (1960s–1970s)
By:
Phoon Yew Tien
Teochew music in Singapore
By:
Cai Bi Xia
Pioneer musician: Wong Maan Shing (Mrs Lucien Wang)
By:
Phoon Yew Tien
Singapore Chinese songwriting (1980s–2000s)
By:
Phoon Yew Tien
Cantonese music in Singapore
By:
Wong Chee Meng
Singapore Chinese Orchestra
By:
Terence Ho