HubbaBubbas is a Singaporean post-acoustic trio, founded in June 2011, consisting of lead vocalist Stephanie Lim, guitarist/backing vocalist Ryan Chan and beatboxer/backing vocalist Mervyn Ye. They are one known for combining various genres of music, and having performed at various local and international events.
History
The trio met when they were studying at
Temasek Secondary School
Temasek Secondary School (TMS) is a co-educational government autonomous secondary school in Bedok South, Singapore. Founded in 1980, it offers secondary education leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level or Singapore-Cambridge GCE No ...
. Lim, who initially held dual Canadian and Singaporean citizenship, studied at the
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...
, before renouncing her Canadian citizenship to join the other two. They started off as an a cappella group before incorporating instruments as well. They started performing as street musicians, and then played at pubs and bars such as Timbre and Wala Wala.
According to Chan, the band's name came out when he was talking to his baby niece one day, and asked her what their band should be called, and she replied with 'hubba-bubba'.
Their unique blend of several music genres made them rise to popularity.
HubbaBubbas have performed at the
Istana ''Istana'' is an Indonesian and Malay word meaning " palace".
Notable Istanas
*Istana Alam Shah, the official palace of the Sultan of Selangor
*Istana Besar, 19th- and early 20th-century residence of the Sultan of Johor
*Istana Bogor, one of the ...
Open House,
World Blood Donor Day
World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) is held on June 14 each year. The event was organised for the first time in 2005, by a joint initiative of the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to raise aw ...
, Singapore Night Festival, Getai Ethnica,
, and the opening ceremony of the
2015 Southeast Asian Games.
Since 2015, HubbaBubbas has become part of the *SCAPE Invasion Tour, together with artists such as
Shigga Shay,
Gentle Bones and
Daphne Khoo,
where they tour and perform a series of concerts in schools, bringing their music to a wider range of audience. Their song, "Dancing on the World" was featured in the compilation album ''Songs of the Games'' for the
2015 Southeast Asian Games held in Singapore.
It was announced that HubbaBubbas will be releasing their first EP in October 2015, however, it was later confirmed to be out on 12 August 2016, entitled '.
Musical style
HubbaBubbas has been influenced by various genres of music, and combines them to create an unorthodox sound that twists genres and defies conventions, performing songs ranging from
R&B, pop,
hip-hop to
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a majo ...
. Most of their songs involve tight harmonies, and combine elements of acoustic music with acappella, occasionally with the use of other instruments.
Discography
Extended plays
* ''A Hubba-Christmas'' (2013)
* ' (2016)
Singles
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.hbbbsband.com
Musical groups established in 2012
Singaporean musical groups
2012 establishments in Singapore