When "East Meets West" 《中西唱盘》, a tribute to the 50's by Yudi 友弟

East Meets West 《中西唱盘》is a concept music show that Yudi 友弟 concocted to pay tribute to the wonderful era of the iconic 50's (also encompassing 40's to 60's) when popular music from the West and the East started to flourish and integrate into each other's culture.

It was pretty much the beginning of idol worship of Hollywood stars such Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Audrey Hepburn, Frank Sinatra, Doris Day to name a few. In the East, there were legendary divas GeLan 葛籣 ，YaoLi 姚利，WuYingYin 吴莺音，LinDai 林黛 .

‘中曲西词’ Chinese melodies with English lyrics

Example:  玫瑰玫瑰我爱你 （meigui meigui wo ai ni) Rose Rose I Love You

The English version was said to have been sung for Rose Chan, the legendary burlesque dancer of Malaya.

‘中词西曲’Chinese lyrics sung to Western melodies

Example: River Of No Return 大江东去

Example: Never On Sunday 别在星期天

Award-winning Yudi 友弟 personifying
"there once was a sassy Chinese lady who time traveled from the 50's"
in 'East Meets West" 《中西唱盘》

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Award-Winning Yudi relives the iconic 50's in "East Meets West"

The Soprano’s is excited to present award-winning Yudi 友弟 in dinner show on 13 & 14 Nov, "East Meets West" 《中西唱盘》, where she leads us into the charming era of the 40's, 50's & 60's which produced many hit songs in both the East and the West, in English and Chinese. The iconic 50's conjures up the glamorous and unforgettable Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Audrey Hepburn in the West and names like Lin Dai 林黛,Yao Li 姚利, Rose Chan in the East.

At the 11^th BOH Cameronian Arts Award in 2014, Yudi won Best Solo Performance and Best Group Performance for the Malayan-inspired -- ‘KOPISUSU,’ a concert play she produced and performed in that garnered 8 nominations.

She won the inaugural Golden TV awards 2010 for Best Theme song for the hit NTV7 series, 'The Iron Lady' 女头家.  

She has several solo albums to her name, ‘The Iron Lady’, ‘Good Old Tunes’ ‘Mind your Heart. Love your Soul’, a duet audio file ‘Shades of Passion’ with Tay Cher Siang, and the commemorative album in conjunction with “KOPISUSU Re-cham” in 2014.

Throughout the years, Yudi, is known for her soulful rendition of 时代曲 “shi dai qu” ie. Shanghai oldies, and continues to evoke nostalgia for an elegant era. 

She has judged for Astro’s highly-rated 'Classic Golden Melody'   In the musical Princess Wen Cheng, Yudi played the role of the Queen since 2012, which traveled from Istana Budaya in Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, Taipei, Busan, Xian, and Beijing. She was also invited to perform Olympian Datuk Lee Chong Wei’s wedding, before the Agung, in an event that generated highly acclaimed exposure to her jazz singing. 

Make sure you catch Yudi 友弟 and WVC along with Calista Lim in performance! Limited seats available for the dinner show at only RM250/200/150 per person. Get here by 7pm for sumptious 5 course dinner specially created for the occasion, followed by showtime at 9pm.  Book now 03-79728363.

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