Getai

Getai

:"Getai is also an alternate transliteration of Getae."A Getai (literally song stage) (Simplified Chinese: 歌台), is a usually boisterous live stage performance held during the Ghost Festival commonly held in Singapore & Malaysia, in contrast to the generally solemn mood of the festival. The stage setup is usually composed of temporary structures and situated in the suburbs of the city in any empty field or even in carparking spaces or housing estate.

The event is usually meant to be performed to the spirits and also the people alike during the seventh month. The backdrop of the stage is usually made of cardboard and clothes painted in bright colours. Also, spotlights, usually consisting of brighter colours, like, red, blue, pink and yellow. The performers would normally don loud and glittery clothing, and the compère would spout crude jokes all in the name of fun.

The younger folks in Singapore would normally relate to a Getai as kitsch, as the performers would sing and talk in Hokkien, which is a dialect they label as crude and passe. The older people would normally enjoy watching a Getai, dance and sing along to the staple songs.

A groundbreaking Getai was held in 2006. There was a twelve hour marathon Getai, that saw many famous performers gracing the stage and bringing the crowd to their feet.

In 2007, 881, a movie made by Royston Tan showcased the life of these performers and was in memory of Chen Jinlang, one of the most well-known song stage singers, who died on Jul 26 2006.

Popular Getai singers

*Chen Jinlang
*Zhong Yaonan
*Liu Lingling


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • getai — ge·tai …   English syllables

  • getai — noun plural see getae …   Useful english dictionary

  • 881 (film) — Infobox Film name = 881 caption = director = Royston Tan producer = Daniel Yun Eric Khoo James Toh John Ho Mike Wiluan writer = Royston Tan starring = Qi Yu Wu Yann Yann Yeo Mindee Ong Ling Ling Liu Xin Wang music = Funkie Monkies Productions Poh …   Wikipedia

  • John Cheng — You Nam Chinese name 鍾耀南 Chinese name 鍾耀南 (Traditional) Chinese name …   Wikipedia

  • Chen Jin Lang — Born 陈忠诚 February 12, 1961(1961 02 12) Singapore Died 25 July 2006 …   Wikipedia

  • Reason — involves the ability to think, understand and draw conclusions in an abstract way, as in human thinking. The meaning of the word reason overlaps to a large extent with rationality and the adjective of reason in philosophical contexts is normally… …   Wikipedia

  • Hellenization — See also: Hellenism Hellenization (or Hellenisation) is a term used to describe the spread of ancient Greek culture, and, to a lesser extent, language. It is mainly used to describe the spread of Hellenistic civilization during the Hellenistic… …   Wikipedia

  • Getae — Not to be confused with getai. The Getae (Greek: Γέται, singular Γέτης) was the name given by the Greeks to several Thracian tribes that occupied the regions south of the Lower Danube, in what is today northern Bulgaria, and north of the Lower… …   Wikipedia

  • Cinema of Singapore — Southeast Asian cinema Cinema of Burma Cinema of Cambodia Cinema of Indonesia Cinema of Malaysia Cinema of the Philippines Cinema of Singapore …   Wikipedia

  • List of Singapore-related topics — This is a list of topics related to Singapore. For a similar list in alphabetical order, see list of Singapore related topics by alphabetical order. Those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”