Karaoke

Birthday Party, Saturday night: May An, BopBop & Iris

Filipin@s love singing karaoke !!!

My cousin Rojenn and his friend Don singing in a bar. Karaoke is really common here! Almost everywhere you can find a Karaoke machine or a TV and a microphone, even in the countryside where everything is made of bamboo and the rice gets boiled on a fire stove but there is a Karaoke machine in the barn (besides it can also be a way to earn money). The songs are mostly (US) pop songs or love songs from the 90s. But of course there are a lot of local Tagalog and Bisaya songs too! Not only in public places, on birthdays or big celebrations you can hear voices singing - also at home! Almost every evening I can hear a mellow voice singing next door. Men and woman, children and seniors - everybody knows how. Like they're voices are all trained for singing not seldom quite high! Your friends & family become your fans, they support you by shouting, dancing and clapping hands. Even when there's no music around people are singing or humming all the time.