Review: Our local percussionist star, Peter Huang opened the show for the House Jacks (HJs). He introduced a song or 2 from his debut solo album which the instruments were vocalised by him using layering to create a 'band sound'. However, the audience didn't take to his performance. It was grating to the ears when he made certain sounds: more like noise than music to the ears. There was a slight limp in his leg since his recovery from an accident, which prevented him from dancing around the stage too much. I think it's better that he sticks to his vocal percussion than his weak singing or hiphop rap. People were more impressed with his percussion than him singing or rapping. Good & tight harmony I would say. If you have heard Wes Carrol, the group percussionist, Peter Huang seem amateurish. Real solid vocal percussion from Wes. The bass is Bert Bacco, showing off his really deep rumble. Next is Deke Sharon and Garth Kravitis, the group's vocal instrumentalist wh...

From the Desk of The A Cappella Society � Mar 2005 Finally! The March edition is out. It�s been a hectic 3 weeks from the Asian A Cappella Festival in Taiwan and straight into the flurry of preparations for this year�s SYF Choral competitions! In the wake of the past 4 weeks, we�ve seen the London Community Gospel Choir at the Esplanade Theatres and word of mouth has it that they were awesome! Budak also recently held a post-Valentine�s Day concert which as usual, was very well received by their legion of supporters. Kudos! This month�s update includes the House Jacks� visit to Singapore � Don�t miss their concert this Saturday! We also include for you updates on exciting activities in the region and more singing opportunities. Have a good Easter break. For The A Cappella Society Angie � These updates are correct to our best knowledge. Should there be any errors or missed entries, kindly note that they are non-intentional. (1) FEATURES HOUSE JACKS CONCERT � ROCK WITHOUT INSTRUMENTS Mak...

For those who missed Budak Pantai's Very Late Valentine performance on 18 Mar 2005. Here's the low-down. .... Mike greeted the audience & thanked 2 frans for the blog built for Budak Pantai @ http://budakpantai.motime.com + cake & asked those who went to west coast park except for the 2 frans he mentioned. The set is as follows: Ai Hen Jian Dan : BP opened with this song & mentioned that they only understood were the english lyrics + wo ai ni!! Yue Liang : Gordon pointed to the moon while singing in his exaggerated way. Mike commented abt the half moon after the song. Cake song : Mike commented dat they had to use the cake given to them as their prop!! Mike ate & choked on it!! Titanic : It is done with a chicken accent becos of the year of the Chicken. Couldn't believe my ears! Despite BP mentioning that"Titanic " would be last performed @ Esplanade but they still did the blog request anyway! Both Gordon & Mike did realli good chicken 'so...

Venue: Blue Moo (roof of YMCA Orchard) Date: One Fri of the month Time: 7.30p.m Nearest MRT station: City Hall / Dhoby Ghaut. Visit Budak Pantai's blog @ http://budakpantai.motime.com for more info.

Finally, the long awaited review on Budak Pantai's Christmas album taken from@ http://acapellarox.bravehost.com/budakpantai.html#discography Thanks, Liselle for the photo :) This album... THUMBS UP !!! U can get it @ the Esplanade shop @ S$20 if it's not sold out... Rating : ***** Review : Finally, an album that is recorded 100% LIVE!! BP did this LIVE recording in July 2004 as a pre-Christmas celebration + the group's 10th anniversary. Other than delivering familiar carols in a jazzed up style, another self-penned offering from Joe is seen in the Log Cake Song. What is this song about? Have a listen & take note of the lyrics to find out... The lifestyle in Singapore or of a Singaporean can be previewed shortly in Silent Night & the last track. BP seems to enjoy tweaking the titles (& the tunes!!) of the carols. Want a feel of Christmas? Listen to BP's version of the Christmas Song which was sung to the President Nathan & his wife, while alarming the ...

Budak Pantai... 12 Mar Sat - ACS (Barker) funfair festival @ around lunchtime. For raising $$... Time & venue in the school compound to be confirmed. 18 Mar Fri - Blue Moo, 7:30p.m onwards. If u dunno where, it's @ d rooftop of YMCA, Orchard. Nearest MRT station: City Hall. More info.... ad provided by cowpat . => Open for reservations. Please mailto:writeus@bluemoo.com.sg?subject=Reservations with " Reservations for a Very Late Valentines " in your subject line . Please remember to include your mobile phone number so we can contact you in case it rains. Entrance fee at $10 for adults and $8 for students which entitles each to 2 drinks or 1 drink and a snack. It will be in a free seating format.

Date: Saturday, 5 Mar 05 Time: 5.30 to 7.00pm Venue: Tiong Bahru Plaza (Open Concourse) Admission Is Free! The Stage is Yours @ Central Singapore is co-organised by Central Singapore Community Development Council under its Community Life Arts Programme (CLAP!) and the National Arts Council under its ArtReach Programme. It is supported by Tiong Bahru Plaza. The series is managed by Music and Movement Singapore Pte Ltd. Amongst other performing groups of different talents. Showing us how our voices can be great musical instruments is a cappella group LAO LANGS . With their combined vocals, they will bring us a variety of rock to Chinese classic tunes. For more information, visit http://www.nac.gov.sg or call Adrian (Music & Movement) at 62277087.