To support underprivileged women during the coronavirus pandemic, two women have stepped up to organise a virtual charity concert that features 11 home-grown and international female singer-songwriters.
In collaboration with local indie label Where Are The Fruits, vocal teaching school Vine Music Studio will live-stream UNHEARD: An Online Charity Concert at 9pm on 18 July.
Ms Rachel Lim, co-founder of Vine Music Studio, launched UNHEARD in 2018 to showcase the work of female musicians and composers.
They decided to adapt this year’s edition to raise money for Power Up Online, an initiative by the charity Daughters Of Tomorrow.
The Power Up Online programme will help underprivileged women find employment through career training and access to technology.
The online charity concert will feature independent performers and those under the Where Are The Fruits label, including Singaporean filmmaker, actress and singer-songwriter Annette Lee, who won “Best Feel Good Song” for this year’s Youth Music Awards celebrating Singapore music and Malaysian singer-songwriter Cheryl Koh, who was featured on the soundtrack of Hollywood film Crazy Rich Asians.
Their performance during the 80-minute concert will be in the form of pre-recordings of their original music. While the concert is free, Ms Lim hopes those watching it will make a small contribution. All donations will go to Daughters of Tomorrow.
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Source: The Straits Times, 13 July 2020