About Ruth Lau (vocals)

Ruth Lau (劉曼霞) was born in Hong Kong and currently lives in San Francisco. Along with her experience in vocal performance, Ruth also has a strong background in kung fu. She started her kung fu training at the age of 4 and eventually became a student at the Beijing Opera Company. This is the same training ground which produced two of Ruth’s famous classmates, Jackie Chan and Samo Hung. Ruth’s experience in kung fu was also fostered by her family lineage: she is the third daughter of late Eagle Claw Grandmaster Lau Fat Mang (劉法孟). Not only is Lau Fat Mang famous for his kung fu practice, he is also considered a national hero after establishing and fighting on the front lines with the 19th Regiment Army “Dai Do (Big Sword)” Squadron (十九路軍大刀隊) during the war with Japan. Ruth’s true passions, however, lie with singing, which is why she decided to receive vocal instruction from her Sifu Leo Lam (華師父). This was also around the time when Vincent recognized Ruth’s vocal talent. He taught her many intricacies of music performance, including aspects of tempo and rhythm. Ruth and Vincent decided to form their own band, now known as Happy Maabo Music. Since 2004, she has been hired to perform live music at charity functions, dinners, and parties throughout the Bay Area, including at senior centers and at the Asian Pacific American Community Center in San Francisco.

About Vincent Ng (vocals and instruments)

Vincent Ng is a building contractor who has worked in San Francisco for over 30 years. He is the younger brother of Kee Fung Ng (伍奇峰), a famous Chinatown artist is San Francisco. Vincent recently retired from his contracting business and now dedicates his time to practicing and refining his vocal and instrumental performance. He has played in many different bands ever since he was a teenager, and he has always been a good guitarist. Vincents has always loved to play rock and roll music like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Vincent formed his first band in Chinatown called The Hong Kong Flu as a lead guitar player. Then, he was hired by a Chinatown bar called Kwok Wah on Grant Avenue. He played in a Japanese group for over 7 years. Vincent also formed a group called Shang Hai Fever, which played mostly Chinese music, and another group named Become One, which played both American and Chinese songs. Vincent felt that he needed to improve himself further in music, so he went to take piano lessons at Laney College in Oakland and drumming lessons at City College of San Francisco. He had been jamming music with a lot of Bay Area musicians for so much time that he began to wonder, “Is it worth it or not?” Finally, Vincent figured that he could handle the music all by himself. Therefore, he created a combo musical instrument to be played as a one man band. Both he and Ruth formed a band originally called Ballroom “R” Us, which provided live music entertainment at many functions throughout the Bay Area. Now known as Happy Maabo Music, this group is definitely more than sufficient!