Folk Music of China, Vol. 5: Aboriginal Folk Songs of Taiwan / Various

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Label
Naxos World Music
Release Date
March 13, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 13, 2020
    • UPC
      636943709221
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      NXW76092-2
    • LABEL
      Naxos World Music
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    Works ⌄

    1. A Visiting Song (Amis Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Fumin Feng, Yezhi Wu, Shunying Yang, Yuanxin Li

    2. Old Men's Drinking Song 1 (Amis Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Fumin Feng, Yezhi Wu, Shunying Yang, Yuanxin Li

    3. Old Men's Drinking Song 2 (Amis Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Fumin Feng, Yezhi Wu, Shunying Yang, Yuanxin Li

    4. Old Song of the Atayal

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Youming Hayong

    5. A Wedding Song (Saisiyat Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Qiongfeng Jinrong, Fengzhu Xiuxiang

    6. A Farewell Song (Saisiyat Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Qiongfeng Jinrong, Fengzhu Xiuxiang

    7. Weaving Song (Saisiyat Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Qiongfeng Jinrong, Fengzhu Xiuxiang

    8. Indeed (Tsou Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Yuehua Wu

    9. Missing You (Paiwan Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Zhenglin Guifeng, Shuineng Xie, Meilan Zheng

    10. Looking Back on the Old Days (Paiwan Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Zhenglin Guifeng, Shuineng Xie, Meilan Zheng

    11. A Nose Flute Solo (Paiwan Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Shuineng Xie

    12. Four Seasons (Rukai Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Taishan Mai, Juying Ke

    13. Weaving Song (Rukai Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Taishan Mai, Juying Ke

    14. Marriage Song (Rukai Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Taishan Mai, Juying Ke

    15. A Harvest Ritual (Rukai Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Taishan Mai, Juying Ke

    16. Pray for the Harvest of Millet (Bunun Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Xinyi Country, Nantou County Villagers from Luona Tribe

    17. A Gun Ritual Song (Bunun Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Xinyi Country, Nantou County Villagers from Luona Tribe

    18. Announcement of Accomplishments (Bunun Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Xinyi Country, Nantou County Villagers from Luona Tribe

    19. Question and Answer Song (Bunun Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Aqu Si

    20. A Brewing Song (Bunun Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Xinyi Country, Nantou County Villagers from Luona Tribe

    21. A Drinking Song (Bunun Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Xinyi Country, Nantou County Villagers from Luona Tribe

    22. Coming Home (Bunun Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Xinyi Country, Nantou County Villagers from Luona Tribe

    23. Working Women (Bunun Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Aqu Si

    24. Who Am I? (Seediq Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Labai Bilin

    25. Happy Together (Seediq Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Labai Bilin

    26. Families without Men (Seediq Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Labai Bilin

    27. Song of Encouragement (Truku Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Qingxiang Hu

    28. Song of Feng Shai (Truku Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Qingxiang Hu


This album features songs from ethnic minority groups living in Taiwan: Amis, Atayal, Saisiyat, Tsou, Paiwan, Rukai, Bunnun, Seediq and Truku. These aboriginal ethnic groups are distributed across mountainous areas, high plateaus, and flat plains, adhering to various beliefs, lifestyles and musical cultures. Listening to this album in its entirety feels like flying across the island with a kite camera, overlooking all of the people living with their traditions. One minute you are put into the scene of a sacred ceremony, the next into a hunting trip or a wedding. As with Chinese traditional visual arts, the song titles explain their mood and origin. A booklet with lyrics and translations is also included.