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Daily Cuts - Woodlands Represent! Akeem Jahat – a Singaporean rapper going from strength-to-strength

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In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Singaporean bilingual rapper, Akeem Jahat now celebrating the 10th anniversary release of his breakthrough album, a mixtape titled, “SeluDOPE”. Akeem will also talk about his earlier days: how he started rapping in his teens and the issues he addresses in his tracks. Discover more Singaporean music and musicians at Hear65.com an initiative by the National Arts Council, produced by independent music media company Bandwagon.

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Daily Cuts - Need for recreational spaces in Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Tay Soo Sien speak with Dr Woo Jun Jie, Senior Lecturer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, about the need for recreational spaces in Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - Does upskilling lead to higher wages?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Tay Soo Sien speak with Adrian Tan, Former HR entrepreneur-turned-marketing strategist who writes about the future of work on his website, adriantan.com.sg, about whether upskilling will necessarily lead to higher wages.

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Daily Cuts - The Music of Elaine

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with up-and-coming singer-songwriter Elaine a Chinese-Indonesian talent based in Singapore. Elaine will talk about her new single Matters of the Heart, an indie-pop track that addresses the complexities of modern romance. The 23-year-old will also discuss earlier singles and how she was discovered after gaining widespread online recognition for her song covers in various languages - amassing over 1.7 million likes on a single TikTok video alone. Elaine will also explain how her bicultural upbringing has influenced her musicality to create more genre-fluid sounds and topics.

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Daily Cuts - Tatyana Todorova

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Bulgarian violin teacher Tatyana Todorova, who has resided in Singapore for the past 22 years, about how she 'marries' music and travel to enhance music learning and appreciation among her students. They have performed in Kuching, Ho Chi Minh, Jakarta, Taipei, Kuching, Tokyo and also in Europe – in Vienna and Prague.

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Daily Cuts - European Film Festival 2024

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Her Excellency Iwona Piórko, Ambassador of the European Union to Singapore, Kenneth Tan, Chairman, Singapore Film Society, and Huang Junxiang, a Singaporean filmmaker and director to find out more about what's new at the annual European Union or EU Film Festival (EUFF) - the 2024 edition, and how the event has broadened its reach to include Singapore filmmakers - thanks to a partnership with *SCAPE.

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