Posted by theonlinecitizen2 on January 30, 2008
From The Straits Times, Jan 29 2008
Move comes after foreigners banned from artsfest show
By Jeremy Au Yong
A VIDEO of a choir singing complaints about Singapore has been posted online, after the group decided to call off all its public performances.
The video of the 50-member Complaints Choir Project was taken at a private performance over the weekend.
The nine-minute clip on video-sharing site YouTube gets around a restriction placed on the choir by the Media Development Authority (MDA).
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Posted by theonlinecitizen2 on January 29, 2008
From Earth Times, Jan 29 2008
Singapore – The banning of a choir from publicly singing complaints about life in Singapore prompted the singers to post the songs online while the prohibition was criticized Tuesday on internet forums and blogs. Founded by two Finnish artists who travel to different countries teaching people to sing about their gripes to fellow citizens.
Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) objected to the presence of six foreigners among the 50-member Complaints Choir Project, resulting in the scrapping of scheduled public performances last weekend and the holding of an invitation-only indoor performance instead. Organizers decided to go online after the ban was imposed and posted videos of the songs on YouTube.
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