The words together make a contraction literally meaning "empty orchestra". The Japanese word stems from the words kara, meaning "empty" (as in karate, "empty hand") and oke which is short for ôkesutora, meaning "orchestra". Much of the information in this entry is currently specific to karaoke's area of origin in the Far East. Karaoke engenders quite a bit of culture specific to its enthusiasts, and this culture, unsurprisingly, varies from country to country. Karaoke has been a popular form of entertainment in East Asia since at least the 1980s, and has since spread to other parts of the world. Lyrics are usually also displayed, sometimes including color changes synchronized with the music, on The music is of a well-known song in which the voice of the original singer is absent or reduced in volume. Karaoke (Japanese: from kara, "empty", and ôkesutora, "orchestra") is a form of entertainment where recorded music accompanies an amateur singer who sings along with the accompaniment on microphone. "Karaoke has a way of spilling out into other parts of your lifeĪnd improving your overall chances of success!" Gives you a sense of community, belonging Make new friends or in some cases find love Lets you escape the drudge of everyday lifeĪllows you to enjoy yourself, be happy and have fun John wants you to know what karaoke can do for you.
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Since then Avent's Empty Band has hosted more shows in the San Francisco Bay Area than any other karaoke company to date! John became "Karaokeman" at The Office Bar in Sunnyvale, Ca. John picked up on the Karaoke phenomenon back in the late 80's, when the music was still on laser disks, he has been hooked ever since.so hooked that by the mid 1990's he founded Avent's Empty Band. "Singing in Church is like karaoke, the words come up on screens or you read them from your hymn book, just like karaoke, right?" You get your chance to sing and have fun doing it!īorn a Preacher's son, John started out singing in his father’s church as a very small child. Founded 1995 in Silicon Valley, California.