- Xinyao
"Xinyao" (zh-sp|s=新谣|p=Xīnyáo) is a Chinese noun comprising two words: "Xin" (新) which literally means new and "Yao" (谣) for song. The extended form is actually "Xin jia po ge yao" (新加坡歌谣), which simply means "Singapore songs." It is a genre of songs that is unique to
Singapore , where the songs are composed and sung bySingaporeans and are usually about life in this small island country. "Xinyao" can be clearly identified by its distinctive style of clean acoustics, with a group of people singing and harmonizing together, usually accompanied solely by the guitar.History
In the Chinese music scene, the local "xinyao" movement started in mid-1980s and was the source of a number of success stories in today's regional Chinese pop music industry. This genre also had its roots in the 1990s within local schools. Early pioneers of this style of music include
Liang Wern Fook (Liang Wenfu) who has since become a prolific local songwriter, Billy koh (Xu Huan-liang) who discovered & groomed many successful singapore artistes into Aisa Chinese-Pop music scene including Kit Chan, A-Do, JJ Lin & By2, Li Wei-song, Li Si-song andEric Moo (Wu Qixian).External links
* [http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache:hbhbs7EOWEkJ:www.getformesingapore.com/previous2005/151105_creativeindustriesinsingaporeovertheyears.htm+%22Xinyao%22&hl=en&gl=sg&ct=clnk&cd=55 Creative Industries]
* [http://www.gsh.org/GSH/CF/_cfm/viewnarrative.cfm?narrid=1382 CyberFair Project]
* [http://galvin.worshipsingapore.com/archives/2003/04/xinyao.php Worship Singapore]
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