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Sounds Like Nostalgia

Helmi Yusof
Published Thu, Sep 12, 2019 · 09:50 PM

The first English-language Singapore album to achieve platinum status was The Mad Chinaman by Dick Lee in 1989. It was a sensation not just in Singapore, but also Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and India. Catchy, campy songs such as Mustapha, Wo Wo Ni Ni and Rasa Sayang - which, in some cases, were remixed amped-up versions of classic numbers - were quickly etched into the psyche of the nation. Now Lee is staging a one-night on…

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