Singaporean duo create chicken rice and ‘uwu’ bird operatic songs sung at US recitals

Dr Janani Sridhar performing SingBites at a recital in the US, accompanied by pianist Kim Yeon-kyung. - YEON-KYUNG KIM/YOUTUBE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The humble chicken rice – which many consider to be the Republic’s unofficial national dish – was the inspiration behind one of the songs written and composed by two Singaporeans and performed at recitals in the US.

The dramatic and upbeat song simply titled Chicken Rice, was composed by pianist Nicholas Ho, with the lyrics written and sung by soprano Janani Sridhar, as one piece of a four-part song cycle SingBites, which was inspired by the sights, smells, sounds and tastes of Singapore.