Formed in 1981 by Singapore Cultural Medallion recipient and local music doyen, Mr Alex Abisheganaden, GENUS is a guitar ensemble made up of undergraduates and graduates of the National University of Singapore.
This video was taken from their March 2010 "GENUS 2010: Asian Folktales and Legends" concert which was part of the NUS Arts Festival.
Loy Krathong is a Thai festival held on the full moon of the 12th month in the Thai lunar calendar. This song depicts the scenes in which people gather along the river to make their wishes with banana floats.
This piece features members of the NUS Wind Symphony on the glockenspiel, marimba and vibraphone.
The NUS Guitar Ensemble can be found at http://www.guitar-ensemble-nus.com
say euah euah euah when some1 gets pwned
mrfailford 9 months ago