Aboriginal Music of Taiwan

Among the two extensive separations of Taiwanese aborigines, the plains-villagers have been vastly integrated into Han culture, while the mountain-village people remain different t. the Amis Bunun, Tsiu and Ruiwan were recognized for their polyphonic choral, of which each of them has a distinctive type.

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Once declining, aboriginal culture has undergone a rebirth since during in the late 20^th century. A full-time aboriginal radio station, known as Ho-Hi-yan was established in the year 2005 with the support of the Executive Yuan, to concentrate on issues of attraction to the local community. This came on the heels of a current wave of local pop, as aboriginal musicians such as Change Hui Mei (A-mei) (Puyuma people), Difang (Amis people), Pur-dur and Samingad (Puyuma people) became international pop celebrities.

In the year 19991 the creation of the Formosa Aboriginal Dance Troupe was another main contributor to this movement, while the surprise mainstream achievement of Return to Innocence; the theme chant to the 1996 Olympic Games, further promoted indigenous music’s. Return to Innocence was composed by Enigma, a renowned musical project and sample the voices of an elderly Amis couple, known as Kuo Ying-nan and Kuo Hsiu-chu. When the couple seen out that their album had become part of an international hit, they filed suit and in the year 1999, they moved out of court for an unidentified amount.