Sing60 Music Festival to feature Mavis Hee, Benjamin Kheng, Shabir, Shazza

Sing60 Music Festival, a two-day music extravaganza dedicated to local music in the SG60 year, is set to take place at Fort Canning Park on Dec 6 and 7.

- Eddino Abdul Hadi

With performances over two stages, the line-up features over 60 home-grown acts from various genres and generations.

The main segment, Homegrown Icons, at a Fort Canning Green stage, includes contemporary pop acts such as singer-songwriters Benjamin Kheng, Charlie Lim, lullaboy, Shye, Shabir, Imran Ajmain, Shazza, Iman Fandi, Dru Chen and Glenn Yong – as well as the Talentime All-Stars, a group comprising seasoned singers Ann Hussein, Clement Chow, Faridah Ali, Gerry Rezel and Max Surin.

The segment also features Mandopop singer Mavis Hee, singer-songwriter Corrinne May and hip-hop artiste Lady Kash.

Bandwagon Sessions, also at Fort Canning Green, features indie and alternative music acts ranging from established ones like The Great Spy Experiment and Caracal to newer bands such as Carpet Golf and Motifs.

The third segment, Bunker B2B, takes place at Fort Canning's historical World War II bunker Battlebox and features pairings of different generations of electronic music artistes in back-to-back DJ sets and live performances. Covering genres ranging from house and hip-hop to techno and experimental, the line-up includes veterans like Aldrin, Ollie Des and Aresha, as well as rising acts Deformed and Taz Angullia.