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The Recording Industry in Singapore, 1903-1985
Episode 10
Published 3 years ago
Description
Singapore used to be a major recording centre in Southeast Asia, with over 10,000 local recordings made before 1960. Hear the story from sound archivist Ross Laird, author of From Keroncong to Xinyao.
Ross was formerly a sound archivist with the National Film & Sound Archive of Australia. He was awarded NLB’s Lee Kong Chian Research Fellowship in 2010.
Transcript and Resources
- Read the transcript: https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/all-sections/podcast-recording-industry/
- Read the original BiblioAsia article: https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/all-sections/vol-19-issue-2-jul-sep-2023-singapore-record-industry-1960s/
This episode of BiblioAsia Podcast was hosted by Jimmy Yap and produced by Soh Gek Han. Sound engineering was done by Gibson Analytics. The background music "Di Tanjong Katong" was composed by Ahmad Patek and performed by Chords Haven. Special thanks to Ross for coming on the show.
The BiblioAsia Podcast by the National Library Singapore tells stories about Singapore history.