When Taiwanese pop diva A-mei performs at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday and Saturday, the sold-out concerts will also be homecoming shows for some of her band members. That is because most of the musicians – including drummer Teo Jia Rong, 31; bassist Shaun Seow,...
Taiwanese pop star A-mei and her band, made up of Singaporean bassist Shaun Seow, Singaporean keyboardist Jordan Wei, Brazilian guitarist Lari Basilio, Singaporean drummer Teo Jia Rong, Singaporean programmer Evan Low, Singaporean guitarist Simon Lai and Basilio’s Brazilian manager and husband Lucas.Getting to perform with A-mei on home ground is like a dream come true, the musicians agree. It will be the first Singapore show for the current line-up.
They could not leave their hotel rooms, but this gave them a chance to learn and memorise more than 40 A-mei songs inside out. In December 2022, the musicians reassembled for her United States tour, which comprised five shows in Chicago, Washington, Atlantic City and Las Vegas. In April 2023, they were back in Taiwan and played with her for a 10-night series of shows at the Kaohsiung Arena.
Teo, who has worked with other regional acts such as Taiwanese singer Show Lo and Singaporean singer Tanya Chua, adds: “She doesn’t make you feel like, ‘Oh, she’s the artiste, and you’re just a band member.’”
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