About
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Genre
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About
Hainan opera singer who recorded in Singapore.
Genre
Music
Dates
Birth Date:
–
Death Date:
–
Last Active Date (Active Till):
1935
Debut Date (Active From):
1935
Troupe Role (hasRole)
| Role Title | Role Description |
|---|---|
| No troupe role information recorded. | |
Kinship and Relationship
| Person Involved | Kinship Type | Kinship Role | Other Kinship Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Kinship and Relationship information recorded. | |||
Character (performed)
| Character | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| – | – |
Other Work (hasWork)
| Work Title | Work Type | Work Description |
|---|---|---|
| Foo Ann (1935) | Recording | – |
Routes
| Departure Date | From | Arrival Date | To | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No routes information recorded. | ||||
Support (hasSupport)
| Supporter Name | Type of Support | Support Description |
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| No support information recorded. | ||
Associated Performance(s)
No associated performance recorded.
Media
艮香 on Foo Ann (1935). Image provided by Ross Laird.
Sources
No source recorded.
Contributor
Last Updated on:
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 pm
Contributors:
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To Cite:
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2025. “Gen Xiang (艮香)“. In Performing Archipelagos, edited by Kyueun Kim, Alvin Eng Hui Lim and Hedren Wai Yuan Sum. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
Person
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Music — Western Classical
Australasia and the Pacific (1900 onwards)
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Venue
Music
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore's Independence and Cold War SEA
Troupe
Colonial and Empire Networks
Military
Straits Settlements (Up to 1946)
1900–1941: Pre-War Colonialism and Economic Growth
Person
Colonial and Empire Networks
Comedy
English theatre
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Venue
Dance
Music
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Performance
Colonial and Empire Networks
Amateur Drama, Farce.
Straits Settlements (Up to 1946)
1867–1900: Straits Settlements as a Crown Colony
Person
Circus
Tight rope dance
Oceania and Pacific Islands, pre-Federation Australasia (1835–1899)
Oceania and Pacific Islands, pre-Federation Australasia (Up to 1899)
1835–1867: British Straits Settlements and Colonial Expansion
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Colonial and Empire Networks
Acrobatics
Circus
Revue or Variety — Animal Acts
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Circus
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Performance
Comedy
English theatre
Music
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Troupe
Music
Singapore, Post-Independence (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore’s Early Independence and Postcolonial Southeast Asia