For both the 170th anni versary of the Tiong Ho Sia Chinese Music Association and the 60th anniversary of the Koc Hong Cultural Association, the guests filled over 100 tables, with nanguan followers from the whole region showing up for the celebrations. In 1977, the first in a series of biannual conventions of southern music groups from Southeast Asia brought together many top talents in the art.
長和社一百七十年、國風社六十年紀念時，皆席開百桌以上，海內外南管人全部齊聚菲律賓。一九七七年開始，每兩年一次的東南亞南樂大會奏，使得南音人才大聯盟，說起當時的盛況，這些居間領導的南管人至今仍有些激動。