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Taipei, June 17 (CNA) Taiwanese Liam kua (唸歌) maestro Yang Hsiu-ching (楊秀卿), whose mastery of the distinctive local performance art form -- which involves a combination of speaking and singing (說唱) in Hoklo -- brought her countless plaudits over the years, died at the age of 88 Friday.
Yang, Liu win National Culture Award By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter Liam kua (說唱) performer Yang Hsiu-ching (楊秀卿) and Neo-Classic Dance Company founder Liu Feng-hsueh (劉鳳學) yesterday were announced as the winners of the 40th National Cultural Awards. Born in 1934 in then-Taipei County, Yang lost her vision as a child as a result of delayed medical treatment, the Ministry of Culture said in a statement. Raised by adoptive parents who were professional singers in Keelung, she began performing liam kua — a traditional art form that combines narrative singing with folk music...