TAN Giak 陈泽 Vanishing Trades, Accession Number 001040


  • Oral History Centre
    Source
  • 2
    Total Reels
  • Irene Lim Ai Lin
    Interviewer
  • 00:46:40
    Total Running Time
  • Teochew
    Language


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Metadata

  • 15 Jun 1989
    Recording Date
  • 00:17:46
    Running Time
  • MP3
    Format
  • Open Access
    Conditions Governing Access

Synopsis

Did not collect money from those who stood by to listen.  How he maintained his own voice; abstained from certain food.  Stressed necessity to project tone of voice in order to make story-telling more interesting.  Due to health reasons, retired in 1968.  Differences in story-telling techniques among story-tellers at Boat Quay.

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