The TENG Company's video: Xin Zao Beh

The second music video from the Triptych Series - 《新走马》 Xin Zao Beh! The piece, based on Hokkien Nanyin music, is one of the pieces created as part of The TENG Ensemble’s Forefathers Project - an initiative to re-imagine dialect music. Join us as we celebrate the cultural heritage passed down from our ancestors! Share with us if you have any interesting stories of Telok Ayer in the comments below. -- A video by The TENG Ensemble Creative Director: Dr Samuel Wong Music Composer: Chow Jun Yi Music Producers: Bang Wenfu and Joel Nah Recording: Poco Productions Music video produced by Fiction Shore Pte Ltd Directors: Koo Chia Meng, Lavender Chang Cinematographer: Lavender Chang, Maximilian Liang Editors: Koo Chia Meng, Lavender Chang, Maximilian Liang Producer: Xu Xin’en Production Assistant: Anne Lee Makeup: Sha Shamsi using Boy de Chanel Hair: Zoel T using Hanz de Fuko Suits by: The Flamingo Suits (A homegrown local tailor brand) -- Special thanks: Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan: Josephine Gan, Simon Lim, Tsang WY, Woon Yik Huen Thian Hock Keng Temple -- Musician: Gabriel – Keyboard & Electronics Jeremy – Pipa Johnny – Guzheng Leonard – Guitar Neil – Daruan -- Website: https://www.thetengcompany.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetengensemble Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetengensemble Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3HuizOqeIWauF1Jv7NUmPu -- About the Ensemble: The TENG Ensemble is a critically acclaimed Singaporean Chinese fusion music group that bridges between cultures East and West, boasting musical influences from both the traditional and the contemporary. As a collective of music educators, scholars and award-winning instrumentalists, the Ensemble’s performances have been a staple in Singapore’s arts scene since 2009. At the 2015 National Day Rally, The TENG Ensemble was described by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as ‘creating something uniquely Singapore’. The group has performed at events such as the ASEAN Tourism Forum, TEDxPetaling Street, Youth Olympic Games, Shanghai World Expo, Singapore Day in Melbourne, George Town Festival, and Singapore International Jazz Festival. The Ensemble’s two full-length albums were both rated 4.5 out of 5 stars by The Straits Times and their second album ‘Stories from an Island City’ peaked at on Hong Kong’s iTunes World Music Chart. In 2018, the group was awarded the CHT International Award for Musical Performance and Education. *This music video was filmed before the implementation of Singapore's Social Distancing/Circuit Breaker measures.