15 May 2019
Nanyang Khek Community Guild (南洋客屬總會) will be celebrating its 90th Anniversary this year. As Singapore is celebrating its 54th year of independence and Bicentennial this year, Nanyang Khek Community Guild decided to make it a triple celebration with a charity concert, an anniversary dinner and a souvenir magazine.
Nanyang Khek Community Guild is proud to hold a charity concert as part of its 90th Anniversary celebrations, and to be able to contribute to back to the community through this event at the same time. The “Nanyang Khek Community Gift of Warmth Charity Concert 2019” (客逢獅城獻溫情慈善演唱會)will be held at the Esplanade Theatre on 12 June 2019. Proceeds raised will be in support of Autism Association (Singapore)’s Eden Endowment Fund.
Autism Association (Singapore) was chosen as the so beneficiary as Nanyang Khek Community Guild feels that Singaporeans lacks awareness about autism. There is a need for public to understand what is autism and how to make sure persons with autism are a part of our community. While there are special schools for children with autism, there is no longer an institution for them after they pass 18 years of age. Hence, the transition from childhood to adulthood can be frightening for persons with autism. Their care givers are in need of support as well. Nanyang Khek Community Guild wants to take this opportunity to provide more awareness and support towards this group.
“Autism is a lifelong condition with varying degrees of severity and challenges. The highest needs are felt amongst adults with moderate to severe autism. Support from the community in this space is essential to ensure that they can continue to live more independently and integrate with society. The Autism Association (Singapore) is deeply grateful to the Nanyang Khek Community Guild for their strong support and understanding of this need. We are inspired by Nanyang Khek Community Guild’s tangible support through the fund raising campaign they have painstakingly put together to help provide the funds for our programmes and services for our adult clients with moderate to severe autism. It takes a village to make a difference and the Nanyang Khek Community Guild is indeed making the difference.”
Quote by Mr Ho Swee Huat, Chairman, Autism Association (Singapore)
The charity concert will be a heart-warming and memorable performance by Taiwan’s Angelic Singer Chyi Yu, China’s upcoming young artiste Zhou Shen, China’s elite Hakka Singer Huang HongYing and Singapore’s very own composer singer Roy Loi Fey Huei.
Tickets are available on sale at:
https://www.apactix.com/events/detail/nanyang-khek-community-gift-of-warmth-charity-concert
About Nanyang Khek Community Guild
關于南洋客屬總會
南洋客屬總會(客總)是在第一次世界大戰後和第二次世界大戰前的全球經濟動蕩不安時期,憑藉客家先賢們的堅韌毅力和進取精神于1929年8月23日創立起來。
從創會至今,客總經曆了85年的曆史長河,見證了新加坡社會的變遷,並積極地推動客家鄉親們參與了新加坡的社會轉型和發展,以客家人的深厚文化積澱、堅忍不拔的精神,拓荒開阜,建立基業,融入新加坡的社會經濟建設洪流中,勤奮拼搏,在新加坡這片土地上灑下了自己的血汗和付出了真摯的鄉土情懷。
客總創會以來,雖然以照顧會員鄉親們的教育、生老病死和聯誼鄉情爲主,但也積極地超越族群與各界聯系,建立網絡,擴大交流、促進相互理解和合作。客總感召所有的成員們,秉承客家作爲曆史上不斷大遷涉的一支民系,除了安家落戶外,更深入地和時代共呼吸,自覺地融入到當地的社會人群中,並融合客家文化和客家精神到社會的層層面面去。
目前,客總屬下共有24間屬團,會員2千多名。作爲新加坡的一份子,客總曆年來堅守本位,服務社會,支持教育工作,多次發動籌募義款行動,並積極地從文化側面加強會員們的彙聚力,提高新加坡文化軟實力,從中豐富客家鄉親們的氣質和生活內涵。近年來更跨越國界,與海外機構共同設立招商促進單位、海外人才培訓中心,這些工作爲客總在往後的持續發展帶來生機與活力。
About Autism Association (Singapore)
關于新加坡自閉症協會
Autism Association (Singapore), or AA(S) for short, is a Social Service Organisation dedicated to caring for people with autism.
The Association manages a suite of programmes and services under the Eden brand portfolio. These include early intervention programmes for young children with autism; managing an autism-specific school; services for adults with autism; and providing support to families with a member with autism. The profile of their students and adult clients leans towards moderate to severe autism.
AA(S) programmes and services aim to impart life-skills to maximise the potential of persons with autism to lead dignified, independent, meaningful and quality lives in society.
https://www.autismlinks.org.sg/
About Chyi Yu 齊豫
Chyi Yu or Qi Yu is a Taiwanese singer singer best known for her 1979 hit, “The Olive Tree” (橄欖樹). She won the 9th Golden Melody Award for Best Female Vocalist Mandarin. She is the elder sister of singer-songwriter Chyi Chin.
Chyi Yu is a protege of the late Taiwanese composer and songwriter, Li Tai-hsiang. Li wrote the evergreen masterpiece “The Olive Tree,” which was released in 1979. Chyi Yu also collaborated with Li Tai-hsiang on a number of her other songs, including “Daylight Avenue”（一條日光大道） “Walking In The Rain”（走在雨中） and “Your Smiling Face”（歡顔）. She is also known for tracks such as Boat Song（船歌） and covers of Folk songs such as Geordie/Tears – Donde Voy/Whoever Finds This, I Love You. Her last Mandopop album Camel-Flying Bird-Fish （駱駝飛鳥魚） was released in 1997 and she has recently been releasing Buddhist music compilations.
Chyi has worked with international artists such as Dave Matthews (1993,Plaisir D’amour), Suzanne Ciani (1999,turning) and their cooperation album including the title track Turning was Grammy-nominated.（42nd Grammy Award for Best New Age Album）
齊豫，是臺灣著名的女歌手，因其獨特的唱腔和出色的唱功，被廣大樂迷譽爲“天籟之音”，曾於1998年以專輯《駱駝·飛鳥·魚》榮獲第9屆金曲獎最佳國語女歌手，代表作有《橄欖樹》、《夢田》、《欲水》。近年專注於修習佛法。[1]齊豫的弟弟齊秦同樣是一位非常出色的歌手。其父親為國大代表齊濟。
About Zhou Shen 周深
Charlie Zhou Shen is a Chinese male singer. Zhou is best known for the songs Big Fish (大魚) and The Rose and The Deer (玫瑰與小鹿), and both of which were selected as the Top 10 Hits Songs of Fresh Asia Music Award in 2016. In November 2017, Zhou released his debut album《深的深》, a co-creation with producer Gao Xiaosong (高曉松), songwriter Yin Yue (尹約) and composer Qian Lei (錢雷). Zhou won the People’s Choice Male Singer and Most Improved Artist of ERC Chinese Top Ten Award respectively in 2017 and 2018. He has sang for a few TV series and Chinese Animation (such as Big Fish & Begonia, Dahufa, Crystal Sky Of Yesterday etc.). In March 2018, he has also sang the Chinese Promotional song for the Academy Award for Best Picture of 2017 The Shape of Water.
周深，中國大陸男歌手，代表作《大魚》。迄今為止，連續榮獲東方風雲榜、流行音樂全金榜等二十多個獎項，其中包括第23屆全球華語榜中榜內地最受歡迎男歌手獎。先後為二十多部電影、電視劇、國產動漫、遊戲、舞臺劇獻唱原聲歌曲，其中包括奧斯卡最佳影片《水形物語(又譯：水底情深)》(The Shape of Water)同名中文推廣曲[1]。2017年11月發行首張原唱專輯《深的深》並因此獲得三項大獎。2018年5月為中國中央電視臺欄目《等著我》演唱同名主題曲。2018年10月演唱中國文聯制作的河南魯山的“簽名曲譜”《牛郎織女》。
Huang HongYing 黃紅英
Huang HongYing is a famous Hakka female signer from HuiZhou, China.
黃紅英,（客家山歌歌手）,惠州市歌舞劇團副團長，一級演員。1962年出生。1976年參加工作，一直擔任主要獨唱演員，親自參與籌建惠州市客家民間藝術團，並多次代表國家、省、市赴外域參加文化藝術節和文化交流演出活動，1998年，被廣東省總工會授予“廣東省五·一勞動獎章”光榮稱號。
Roy Li Fey Huei 黎沸揮
Roy Li Fey Huei, more commonly or affectionally known as Li Fei Hui (Traditional Chinese: 黎沸揮), is a singer from Singapore. He was dubbed as one of Singapore’s brightest exports in Taiwan’s music industry, back in the early 1990s. For the past two decades, besides penning his own songs and producing his own albums, the musician has also been actively involved in writing and producing hit songs for many popular artistes of the region, such as Andy Lau, Jeff Chang, Jacky Cheung, Kelly Poon, Tanya Chua, A-do, etc. Currently, he is pre-occupied with the training of aspiring artistes and musical talents in his newly established music school – Imagine Music. He is also specially hand-picked by MediaCorp to participate as one of the judges in the judging panel of Singapore’s biggest reality Chinese singing competitions – Project Superstar & Campus SuperStar. In 2015, he acted and sung 《等你等到我心痛》 for Channel 8 drama 118.