To Karaoke, Magic Mic or Magic Sing?

Karakoe in Manila is a breed of it’s own. We all know that Filipinos love to sing and its a pasttime that’s become so competitive for some.

Singing the same favorites and not doing it “well enough” or up to par can result in jeers or laughter from the crowd. Sometimes these reactions can be downright obnoxious or perceived to be mean-spirited and starts a fight among its patrons.

In Manila some karakoe bars have solved the problem by creating private rooms to lessen the issues resulting from the competitive nature of some patrons. Here’s an interesting article about the extent of the competitive nature of karaoke in the Philippines.

Here in th US we carry on the singing traditions in our own homes with increasingly popular products such as the Magic Sing and the Magic Mic. Inevitably a party in someones house with a Magic Sing will result in a sing off. With some guests hogging the microphone singing their go-to songs.

For some of us unfortunate listeners, these songs are over done and repeated too many times. But the lyrics keep rolling and the singers keep picking their next songs long into the night and early morning.