Babyt 4th Gear August 1, 2011 Share August 1, 2011 Talking about getai, why we only have chinese and mandarin songs? why cant we have malay and tamil singers too? Dont tell me hungry ghost festival only have chinese ghosts and no other ghosts of other races? by having multi-race singers...our getais can be more lively and the festival to be better appreciated by everyone? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rncw 5th Gear August 1, 2011 Share August 1, 2011 this chinese hungry ghost festival, they only release chinese ghost nia...all other races different date, also depending on their religion one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator August 1, 2011 Share August 1, 2011 because ang mo gui usually dun come to asia? ao no need to entertain them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damienic 5th Gear August 1, 2011 Share August 1, 2011 Cos both Malays and Tamil do not celebrate hungry ghost festival. If no demand, how to have supply?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthrevan Supercharged August 1, 2011 Share August 1, 2011 its a south asian chinese tradition..how wld it involves other ethnic groups? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kezg1 5th Gear August 1, 2011 Share August 1, 2011 Talking about getai, why we only have chinese and mandarin songs? why cant we have malay and tamil singers too? Dont tell me hungry ghost festival only have chinese ghosts and no other ghosts of other races? by having multi-race singers...our getais can be more lively and the festival to be better appreciated by everyone? Getai actually means for the ghosts,spirits and all from underworld as enteraintment, IMO...N. some religion cannot believe in ghost....as said in the book. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedbs Turbocharged August 1, 2011 Share August 1, 2011 Talking about getai, why we only have chinese and mandarin songs? why cant we have malay and tamil singers too? Dont tell me hungry ghost festival only have chinese ghosts and no other ghosts of other races? by having multi-race singers...our getais can be more lively and the festival to be better appreciated by everyone? I think our ghost prefer pole dancing than malay/tamil songs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acieed 1st Gear August 1, 2011 Share August 1, 2011 Before Getai, there was only Chinese Opera in Hokkien, Teochew and Cantonese. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowrx8 Clutched August 1, 2011 Share August 1, 2011 Talking about getai, why we only have chinese and mandarin songs? why cant we have malay and tamil singers too? Dont tell me hungry ghost festival only have chinese ghosts and no other ghosts of other races? by having multi-race singers...our getais can be more lively and the festival to be better appreciated by everyone? Haha... When u start to see malays & tamils going dw to burn hell $$$ notes. Tats is also the time they willl start to have malay & tamil singers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whathefish 5th Gear August 1, 2011 Share August 1, 2011 i think....other races due to religion ...will not go lor... even chinese with other religions..... no market i think....but that is the beauty of it...in dialects Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viceroymenthol 6th Gear August 1, 2011 Share August 1, 2011 Need to hire ang mo liu lian to sing ang mo songs leh. Expensive you know? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viceroymenthol 6th Gear August 1, 2011 Share August 1, 2011 Plus no license for the ang mo songs. Wait kena copyright problem like the NDP lady gaga song then how? Hokkien and mandarin songs no need copyright one lah.... Cheena things no need copyright one... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Bear Turbocharged August 1, 2011 Share August 1, 2011 Talking about getai, why we only have chinese and mandarin songs? why cant we have malay and tamil singers too? Dont tell me hungry ghost festival only have chinese ghosts and no other ghosts of other races? by having multi-race singers...our getais can be more lively and the festival to be better appreciated by everyone? There was an Indian guy, end up also sing hokkien. Xiao Hei iirc. [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viceroymenthol 6th Gear August 1, 2011 Share August 1, 2011 There was an Indian guy, end up also sing hokkien. Xiao Hei iirc. [laugh] Yeah boss.... Saw his CD album in chinatown cd shop I know some Indian guys who live and work in HK end up learning Cantonese and speaking it everyday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerwoods Turbocharged August 1, 2011 Share August 1, 2011 Chinese ghosts got 1 month off. Other races no have. We are the No. 1 superior race in this world Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARternew Neutral Newbie October 12, 2011 Share October 12, 2011 Plus no license for the ang mo songs. Wait kena copyright problem like the NDP lady gaga song then how? Hokkien and mandarin songs no need copyright one lah.... Cheena things no need copyright one... if ang moh song writers want copyright money, can pay them ghost month's paper dollors mah, no issue liao Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARternew Neutral Newbie October 12, 2011 Share October 12, 2011 Chinese ghosts got 1 month off. Other races no have. We are the No. 1 superior race in this world wonder where they go for holiday in the one month?... casino or snow ski?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic October 12, 2011 Share October 12, 2011 wonder where they go for holiday in the one month?... casino or snow ski?? They go everywhere where there are peoples burning offering to them ..... You think they will go to places like CCK during 7th month .... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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