Crossovers galore at Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre arts festival

The Forefathers Project features original works inspired by diverse local Chinese dialect musical traditions. PHOTO: THE TENG COMPANY
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SINGAPORE - To find new inspiration, Dr Samuel Wong went back to the past.

From 2016 to 2019, the co-founder and creative director of Chinese music group The Teng Ensemble did research with Chinese dialect music masters in about 10 clan associations and music troupes around Singapore.

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