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https://www.ricemedia.co/how-one-magician-holds-singapores-buskers-captive/ How One Magician Holds Singapore’s Buskers Captive Jeffri Piperdy, a professional magician and busker since 2017, is about to embark on his finale in Orchard Road. His arms and upper body are bound by a straitjacket. The 23-year-old performer steps onto a plank placed atop a cylinder. Jeffri will have to free himself of his restraints while balancing on the plank. The performance draws passers-by into his audience of about 40 people. Jeffri finally manages to escape, and the crowd applauds. Audience members eye each other before walking up to Jeffri with $2 notes in their hands. His performances draw both locals and tourists in with street-side spectacle—he’s good at what he does. But there’s another secret up his sleeves. Among Singapore’s tightly-knit busking community, the name strikes a discordant note. Because Jeffri Piperdy holds the country’s buskers in fear. READ MORE : https://www.ricemedia.co/how-one-magician-holds-singapores-buskers-captive/