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In regards to this multi-episode karaoke debate I'd thought I might as well set the record straight finally.
The word itself is made up of two Japanese words, Karrapo meaning "empty" and Okusutura meaning "Orchestra" (borrowed word). The word Kara-oke broken down means literally, empty orchestra, as in, no vocals.
Pronunciation: Care-A-Okay
It started in the 70's in a bar in Japan when the bar's scheduled musician didn't show up. The manager decided to hook up some mics and a stereo and had the customers sing along, and it proved insanely popular.
The manager, got rich off of this and all the bars in Kobe, which is the official birthplace of Karaoke had karaoke nights.
Soon after a visiting engineer from Pioneer Electronics saw this and created a machine that played the music AND rolled the lyrics creating the karaoke we know today.
There are currently over 100,000 karaoke bars and businesses dedicated solely to hosting karaoke.
The more you know
The word itself is made up of two Japanese words, Karrapo meaning "empty" and Okusutura meaning "Orchestra" (borrowed word). The word Kara-oke broken down means literally, empty orchestra, as in, no vocals.
Pronunciation: Care-A-Okay
It started in the 70's in a bar in Japan when the bar's scheduled musician didn't show up. The manager decided to hook up some mics and a stereo and had the customers sing along, and it proved insanely popular.
The manager, got rich off of this and all the bars in Kobe, which is the official birthplace of Karaoke had karaoke nights.
Soon after a visiting engineer from Pioneer Electronics saw this and created a machine that played the music AND rolled the lyrics creating the karaoke we know today.
There are currently over 100,000 karaoke bars and businesses dedicated solely to hosting karaoke.
The more you know