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Serena Chen｜颐

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Percussion Cam @ Xinyao 明天 36 Concert

Konnakol from Percuss.io – RLV Hemanth Lakshman | Percussion Cover

Apache Jump On It – SugarHill Gang | Percussion Cover

Musicology – Prince | Cajon Cover

Interview with Yamaha SG

Find out what cajon is – with Serena Chen. A short little interview I did with Yamaha Music Singapore about…

Wake Up – RATM | Cajon Cover

幾分之幾 Cover

Bryan and Serena x Ariane and Colbie

输了你赢了世界又如何 – JJ Lin | Cajon Cover

A little percussion cover of JJ Lin’s 2017 version of the song.

Don Don Donki Theme Song Cover

Bryan and Serena x Kexin

Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran | Cajon and Keys Cover

A Bryan and Serena Cover

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Serena Chen is endorsed by Sela Cajon, firm believers of their statement: “the soul of sound”.

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Mondays : Switch by Timbre on cajon w Kexin & Bryan (acoustic)

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Thank you so much Cute Singaporean Boy for taking this perfect pic for us!!! 👉🏻 to see mummy's BTS realness about this height situation. 😝 👉🏻 I'm totally unfazed and going mad from happyness!!! 👉🏻👉🏻 The weather in the mountains changes drastically and we were really lucky this was clear when we got there 👉🏻bcos in our 🚠 ride up it felt like we were in the clouds. 👉🏻Mummy's Mammut Cave Camo 👉🏻Ice Cave 1 of the trip ✅ 👉🏻 Hallstatt Salt Mine is a MUST-DO! Thrilling af, educational and historical. 👉🏻 A lil' advice: Take this postcard view and get out of Hallstatt, not a fan here. I agree with Austrians I've met so far, nothing spectacular here!
Our little tradition of an airplane selfie to kick-off the holiday - first time with @turkishairlines! Bye SG, can't wait to meet you, Austria. 🇦🇹
☑️ Backing the original singers on all these songs I grew up listening to was incredibly meaningful! Playing, clapping, dancing and rocking out, the music stirred up forgotten memories and childish abandon. Some sound even better with Version 2.0; like this Jimmy Ye song I used to sing in class every day. 😭👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻😭 Another idol I met on the gig is Mavis Hee. . 📖 Storytime: She has a song which has distinct conga parts and having JUST learnt to play the congas in school, I remember my delight spotting the unusual sound (to my 14-yr-old ear) of this drum in the track. Because #teenager #青春123 , I would daydream about playing it with her. 💭 WHADDAYA KNOW 💭 22 years later, that teenage dream actually came true. Mavis was really emotional as she sang the song that night; she spoke of her mummy who passed 3 years ago... you can still hear her choked up voice as she started singing and how she wiped a tear away as the audience cheered her on. Then she thanked our MD, Ruth, and "all the guys" — THAT'S ME IN THERE!!!! 🙋🏻‍♀️ I gush and send her much love. Thank you for this video capturing the moment @trixiemikochen. 😭😭😭 . tldr: Daydreaming / 22 years + blood, sweat and tears = Totally worth it.
#latergramming continues because the awesome human beings in the band deserve a post on its own. Love them to bits, I'm so grateful for each and everyone one them. All good vibes in this band; egos on another planet type. The chemistry was legit. 🖤 So happy to finally be partners-in-crime with @sticksman76 - damn right we sounded tight brother! 👉🏻 And who would've expect the only 2 new ppl I haven't met turned out to be my schoolmates from Anderson and FSV! 👉🏻 Thanks for checking all the HDD parts for me @fengthemusician, @joel_nah thanks for the generous 🦋 offer and Colin, I'm so sorry about your IEMs. ❤️❤️ Biggest hugs to boss @naivesun for being such an inspirational leader. These humans were the icing of the cake that is the electrifying energy in the stadium – to hear thousands of ppl sing along to 1 and see the entire stadium lit up was magic. 👉🏻👉🏻 Swipe to see the crazy atmosphere of my childhood idols bringing it. #明天36
☑️ I can't believe I finally checked 'Playing at the Indoor Stadium' off my list!!! The whole time I'm there I'm just trying to Keep Calm Carry On. Being a Xinyao concert novice, I had no idea what to expect. #新谣 are songs of Singapore in Mandarin, born from a generation of Chinese educated locals who had to adapt to the country's decision of having English as a 1st language; humble beginnings of many unsung heroes who would later help Singapore music flourish internationally. Many of these songs, I heard growing up, sang along to and knew by heart as most were TV series themes as well. When the original singers of these songs turned up for rehearsals, man. I can't even begin to describe the thrill. The amazing ppl @tcrmusicstation have been pushing this nostalgic revival of our roots and finally, on the 36th year, Xinyao made it into the Indoor Stadium – with an almost sold out show I might add. I cannot be more proud as a Singaporean musician to have been a part of this. #明天36
🇹🇭 Reunited with my friend @tontrakul_k recently and it made me miss Bangkok much. 👉🏻 Swipe to see our BTS jam sessions with Ton playing on the Ponglang and Khaen. 👉🏻 So good to meet and jam again after 4 years - we're totally hangout buddies now! My เพื่อน! 💙 👉🏻👉🏻 And I do wonder how everyone else is doing! Especially my little rockstar Art, hope he's closer to his dream of rocking out on Mars. 🤘🏻 Catch the longer clip of the ep with him dropping some wisdom on my IGTV.
Thank you guys so much for the crazy response on this vid! I'm really humbled by all of it... I still have a long way to go learning Konnakols and I have so many more things I wanna learn to expand my rhythm language. @percuss.io deserves huge props for this dope transcription, reposting their awesome version so you guys can see the transcription to this intriguing piece by @hemanthlakshman111 too. ☮️💙
🇸🇬 This is my country, this is my flag. 🇸🇬 . "If all that we are is what we believe Then I know I’ve got to be the change I want to see How easy we forget that everything takes time No, nothing's ever perfect, but I still call you mine" - These words by @wherewascharlie: 💯 . Thank you for all the times you let me do my thing and also for all the times you didn't because boundaries breed creativity. You're not perfect, but which country is really; I love you all the same. #happybirthdaysingapore
Sorry for the week long silence! It's been hectic preparing for this concert which ended last Sunday where I had to coordinate things, take care of my friends who came from Thailand and Vietnam to perform, spoke and sang some lines on stage AND play music. I wanted to try something that would put me out of my comfort zone and damn right it did. #seekdiscomfort Definitely an experience to remember for me. Swipe for highlights of my week condensed: 👆🏻 @littlelinhboo from 🇻🇳 who plays the Danbau 👉🏻 My multi-talented friend @tontrakul_k from 🇹🇭 and homeboy @ritxuflute 👉🏻 Ton playing the Khaen #tontrakul 👉🏻 His awesome solo item which is a drum n bass version of a chant from the Isan tribe in Thailand 👉🏻 me still energetic during soundcheck 👉🏻 my sinseh @tamagohdrummer's solo opening item 👉🏻 Our MD @elainechanmusic 👉🏻 my "brother" @hughmonkus 👉🏻 finale item Home 👉🏻 group pic, band! (missing Elaine)
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