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This is a recording of Music from Singapore in the1984 ASEAN Exchange of Radio Programmes series. It features locally composed music and songs from Singapore. The works featured include a Malay song 'Jagan Segan Segan' sung by Zaleha Hamid written in dangdut beat which is commonly used in Hindi music. This is followed by the 2nd movement of 'Ping Diao' by Phoon Yiew Tien, a bright young composer whose interest in music started in early childhood. He studied music at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in Brisbane and majored in flute and composition.  This prolific composer writes well in the Western and Chinese idioms. His works have been performed in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore and they combine the Chinese idiom with contemporary techniques and styles. He makes effective and careful use of tone colour in his music. His composition 'Ping Diao' captures the feelings evoked by Chinese poems of old. At the same time, it interprets the poet's creative mood. This live recording of the work's premier performance is by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Choo Hoey. We also hear an English song by Jacintha Abisheganaden, a Singaporean singer who hails from a musical family. She is a keen actress and is fond of singing. This track is from her 1983 album 'Silence' and it is called 'Bad News'.  Finally, we hear a Tamil song with music by Ray Shanmugam sung by Suryamurthi.