CHINA - Folk Music of China, Vol. 5: Aboriginal Folk Songs of Taiwan

This album features folk songs of the Austronesian aboriginal ethnic groups of Taiwan—Amis, Atayal, Saisiyat, Tsou, Paiwan, Rukai, Bunun, Seediq and Truku. As with Chinese traditional visual arts, the song titles explain their mood and origin.

Tracklist

Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Feng, Fumin (vocals)
Wu, Yezhi (vocals)
Yang, Shunying (vocals)
Li, Yuanxin (vocals)
1 A Visiting Song (Amis Tribe) 02:29
Feng, Fumin (vocals)
Wu, Yezhi (vocals)
Yang, Shunying (vocals)
Li, Yuanxin (vocals)
Feng, Fumin (vocals)
Wu, Yezhi (vocals)
Yang, Shunying (vocals)
Li, Yuanxin (vocals)
2 Old Men's Drinking Song 1 (Amis Tribe) 01:09
Feng, Fumin (vocals)
Wu, Yezhi (vocals)
Yang, Shunying (vocals)
Li, Yuanxin (vocals)
Feng, Fumin (vocals)
Wu, Yezhi (vocals)
Yang, Shunying (vocals)
Li, Yuanxin (vocals)
3 Old Men's Drinking Song 2 (Amis Tribe) 02:34
Feng, Fumin (vocals)
Wu, Yezhi (vocals)
Yang, Shunying (vocals)
Li, Yuanxin (vocals)
Hayong, Youming (vocals)
4 Old Song of the Atayal 04:10
Hayong, Youming (vocals)
Jinrong, Qiongfeng (vocals)
Xiuxiang, Fengzhu (vocals)
5 A Wedding Song (Saisiyat Tribe) 02:08
Jinrong, Qiongfeng (vocals)
Xiuxiang, Fengzhu (vocals)
Jinrong, Qiongfeng (vocals)
Xiuxiang, Fengzhu (vocals)
6 A Farewell Song (Saisiyat Tribe) 02:27
Jinrong, Qiongfeng (vocals)
Xiuxiang, Fengzhu (vocals)
Jinrong, Qiongfeng (vocals)
Xiuxiang, Fengzhu (vocals)
7 Weaving Song (Saisiyat Tribe) 01:25
Jinrong, Qiongfeng (vocals)
Xiuxiang, Fengzhu (vocals)
Wu, Yuehua (vocals)
8 Indeed (Tsou Tribe) 01:01
Wu, Yuehua (vocals)
Guifeng, Zhenglin (vocals)
Xie, Shuineng (vocals)
Zheng, Meilan (vocals)
9 Missing You (Paiwan Tribe) 03:00
Guifeng, Zhenglin (vocals)
Xie, Shuineng (vocals)
Zheng, Meilan (vocals)
Guifeng, Zhenglin (vocals)
Xie, Shuineng (vocals)
Zheng, Meilan (vocals)
10 Looking Back on the Old Days (Paiwan Tribe) 02:22
Guifeng, Zhenglin (vocals)
Xie, Shuineng (vocals)
Zheng, Meilan (vocals)
Traditional
Xie, Shuineng (nose flute)
11 A Nose Flute Solo (Paiwan Tribe) 02:19
Xie, Shuineng (nose flute)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Mai, Taishan (vocals)
Ke, Juying (vocals)
12 Four Seasons (Rukai Tribe) 02:07
Mai, Taishan (vocals)
Ke, Juying (vocals)
Mai, Taishan (vocals)
Ke, Juying (vocals)
13 Weaving Song (Rukai Tribe) 01:24
Mai, Taishan (vocals)
Ke, Juying (vocals)
Mai, Taishan (vocals)
Ke, Juying (vocals)
14 Marriage Song (Rukai Tribe) 02:57
Mai, Taishan (vocals)
Ke, Juying (vocals)
Mai, Taishan (vocals)
Ke, Juying (vocals)
15 A Harvest Ritual (Rukai Tribe) 02:00
Mai, Taishan (vocals)
Ke, Juying (vocals)
Villagers from Luona Tribe, Xinyi Country, Nantou County (Ensemble)
16 Pray for the Harvest of Millet (Bunun Tribe) 04:35
Villagers from Luona Tribe, Xinyi Country, Nantou County (Ensemble)
Villagers from Luona Tribe, Xinyi Country, Nantou County (Ensemble)
17 A Gun Ritual Song (Bunun Tribe) 01:50
Villagers from Luona Tribe, Xinyi Country, Nantou County (Ensemble)
Villagers from Luona Tribe, Xinyi Country, Nantou County (Ensemble)
18 Announcement of Accomplishments (Bunun Tribe) 01:39
Villagers from Luona Tribe, Xinyi Country, Nantou County (Ensemble)
Si, Aqu (vocals)
19 Question and Answer Song (Bunun Tribe) 00:46
Si, Aqu (vocals)
Villagers from Luona Tribe, Xinyi Country, Nantou County (Ensemble)
20 A Brewing Song (Bunun Tribe) 01:03
Villagers from Luona Tribe, Xinyi Country, Nantou County (Ensemble)
Villagers from Luona Tribe, Xinyi Country, Nantou County (Ensemble)
21 A Drinking Song (Bunun Tribe) 02:18
Villagers from Luona Tribe, Xinyi Country, Nantou County (Ensemble)
Villagers from Luona Tribe, Xinyi Country, Nantou County (Ensemble)
22 Coming Home (Bunun Tribe) 01:57
Villagers from Luona Tribe, Xinyi Country, Nantou County (Ensemble)
Si, Aqu (vocals)
23 Working Women (Bunun Tribe) 00:41
Si, Aqu (vocals)
Bilin, Labai (vocals)
24 Who Am I? (Seediq Tribe) 01:21
Bilin, Labai (vocals)
Bilin, Labai (vocals)
25 Happy Together (Seediq Tribe) 01:05
Bilin, Labai (vocals)
Bilin, Labai (vocals)
26 Families without Men (Seediq Tribe) 01:05
Bilin, Labai (vocals)
Hu, Qingxiang (vocals)
27 Song of Encouragement (Truku Tribe) 00:59
Hu, Qingxiang (vocals)
Hu, Qingxiang (vocals)
28 Song of Feng Shai (Truku Tribe) 00:36
Hu, Qingxiang (vocals)

Total Playing Time: 53:27