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Smells Like Indie Spirit
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Penang in the 90s. Independent music had just exploded onto the scene and the air was electric with Nirvana and Metallica.“Every other kid had an electr...
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The Teenage Kotai Singer
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At 19 years old, Catherine Wong is one of the youngest kotai (“song stage” in Hokkien) singers in Penang. Her foray into the industry makes for a cu...
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