The TENG Company's video: Storm War Munnaeru Vaalibaa ft M S Maniam LIVE

Buy our latest album: iTunes - https://goo.gl/wSzxve Physical CD - https://goo.gl/0mTSXT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theTENGcompany Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetengensemble/ -- Storm War takes reference from the 1966 Tamil song Munnaeru Vaalibaa (Moving Forward) written by a former Raffles Insitution teacher, S. Jesudassan. Jesudassan described the piece as “a rally call for the youth to strive and reach out for the sky”. The song was eventually popularised in 1967 when it was adopted as an official community song that was taught and sung in schools. Storm War fuses the melody line of Munnaeru Vaalibaa with metal and Japanese rock influences—a huge departure from how it was originally heard and sung. The Pipa and the Electric Guitar undertake alternating melodic lines and even compete in many aspects of the song. The technical abilities of both the Pipa player and Electric Guitarist are pushed in a cadenza section in the middle of the piece, where fast running passages and strong sweeps of the strings can be heard. Our concert version features tabla extraordinaire M.S. Maniam playing a Darbuka. Composer: Chow Jun Yi Arranger: Huang Peh Linde -- ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE: The TENG Ensemble bridges the traditional and contemporary, the East and West, and the old and new. Their unique brand of music has brought them to cities such as Shanghai, Seoul, Manila, Hong Kong, and Kuala Lumpur, where they presented Singaporean music to an international audience and received unanimous acclaim. As a collective of music educators, scholars and award-winning instrumentalists, the ensemble constantly looks to break new ground with familiar yet refreshing and accessible yet enigmatic music. The TENG Ensemble is the anchor ensemble of The TENG Company, a non-profit arts organisation that aims to be a leading and inspirational contributor to a Singaporean sound that is current, innovative, visionary and urban—guided by Asian aesthetics. http://www.thetengcompany.com https://www.facebook.com/theTENGcompany enquiries@thetengcompany.com The Teng Ensemble Ltd is proud to be supported by Temasek and is a recipient of the National Arts Council's Seed Grant for the period from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2018.