“Wind and Tide: the 2008 International Folk Music Festival” – Poetic Folk Singer Stage (One) Agenda
Time：2008/8/16（Sat.）19:00~21:25
Place：Hengchun Township, East Gate Square
If rains：National Hengchun Vocational High School Mao De Building
Time |
Performance Groups |
Performance Songs |
Brief Introduction |
19:00~19:10 |
Pingtung County Hengchun Town Traditional Folk Music Promotion Organization |
1.Thinking of the Past
2.Pingpu Melody |
The association is established on Nov.12, 1989. Owing to the efforts of 6 chairmen and 4 general directors in the past twenty years, three community clubs and two school clubs are established to engage in preserving Hengchun Folk Songs. The members are able to sing while playing Yuanqin(a Chinese string instrument) and make up their own lyrics. The performance has a distinctive local cultural feature. There are six different tunes in Hengchun Folk Songs. It is easy to sing but hard to master it (you will never feel satisfied with your performance). Council of Cultural Affairs has made it a cultural heritage. |
19:10~19:20 |
Hong Ruei Jhen Song-reading Club |
Exhortation of Filial Piety: Power Guitar by Chen, Mei-Jhu/ Da-guang-sian (a large, two-stringed Chinese mandolin) by Wang, Yu-Chuan |
In 2004, “Hong Rui Zhen Song-reading Club” was formally registered at the Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government. They produced two “Let’s Read Songs” performances and performed in “Nostalgic Music of Moon - Salute to Yang, Hsiu-Ching, winner of the Prestigious Award of Speaking-Singing Art” held by National Traditional Arts Center at National Taiwan Arts Education Center.
In 2005, sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government, held a community tour concerts with five performances on Taiwanese narrative songs.
In 2006, produced “Sing You Songs of Exhortation” sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government; made a tour performance named “The Beauty of Taiwanese Recital Chants” with five performances sponsored by National Culture and Arts Foundation.
In 2007, participated in the “Taiwanese Heritage Festival 2007”，“2007 Taipei Traditional Arts Festival” held by Vancouver Taiwanese Society; made a performance tour named “The Regionalism of Taiwanese Narrative Songs” at the National Taiwan Arts Education Center and many places in northern and southern Taiwan. |
19:20~19:35 |
Joel Sebunjo & Sundiata (Uganda) |
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19:35~19:45 |
Pingtung County Manjhou Folk Music Cooperative Organization |
1.Thinking of the Past: chorus
2.Cattle- Watching Melody: chorus (Scenery of Manjhou)
3.Fenggang Minor: duet |
President: Gu, Cing-Guei; Leader: Jhong, Ming-Kun
Ballad Teacher: Wang Jhang, Rih-Guei
Instrument: Coconut Shell Erhu by Syu, Bao-Fa; Da-guang-sian by You, Jhao-Ming
Conductor: Jhong, Jin-Sing and Pan Jhang, Bi-Ying |
19:45~19:55 |
Syu Yang Che Gu (Drum dance)
Company |
1.The Plowing Song
2.The Revived Memories (Nanguan Music in Taiwan)
3.Drum dance play – The compliment song |
Master Wu, Tian-Lou established Syu Yang Folk Dance Troupe. His son, Wu, Sian-Shan, has succeeded him.
Wu, Tian-Lou was a highly respected traditional artist, for he was good at all kinds of Holo folk music performances, such as narrative songs, mutual compliments and squabbles. He could even make up lyric while playing instrument. “Taiwan 400 years” and “Wake up” are two of his masterpieces. The language he used in lyrics has unique characteristics, format, contents and techniques with intent to exhort, fully showing Master Wu’s distinguishing features and contribution to Taiwanese traditional arts. The Folk Dance is so local, genial and friendly that it can arouse nostalgia in audiences. Their performances always receive wide attention with endless applause. |
19:55~20:10 |
Samovar Russian Folk Music Ensemble-Russia |
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20:10~20:25 |
Halle Band |
1.Outstanding Indigenous peoples
2.Song of the Ocean
3.Rejoicing till Sunrise
4.Northwest Peak
5.Love is the Source of Power |
The type of our theme is undoubtedly based on our mother tongue and traditional music (lyrics and melody). For the transcription, such as tempo, bass, keynote and chords, we adapt modern popular music including rock music, Latin music (which has similar rhythm to our original indigenous music), Cha Cha and Rumba. Sometimes we also add the elements of blues, jazz and African music. Therefore, our music is very attractive to people with different ages and levels.
※The band won the First Prize of the Group Award in the 14th Yamaha Band Contest in 2001.
※Our member Lu Da Ma Gang won The Best Aboriginal Popular Music Album Award and The Best Aboriginal Singer in the 19th Golden Melody Awards in 2006. |
20:25~20:40 |
Lin Sheng Siang and Ken Ohtake |
1.South
2.Let Me Follow You
（分捱跈）
3.Don’t Cry
（毋好噭） |
The new album《Planting》in 2006 created a new concept of “climate music.” This album tried to express the “tropical marine climate” in the southern Taiwan. The music of Lin Sheng Xiang is full of Taiwanese music character. He continued to use this character in his《Planting》album, including the language, singing tone, folk song tradition to social events and caring.《Planting》won the best lyric writer in the 18th golden Melody Award.
Ken Ohtake
He was born in 1974 in Japan. He first met Lin Sheng Xiang, the new Hakka folk song writer, in 2003 Migration Music Festival. Since then, they worked and created together. They performed as a group at the Meinong Music Festival and Berkley University in the US. He also played guitar in Lin’s newest album 《Planting》in 2006. His skillful guitar technique is the focus of the live house and campus tour performances. |
20:40~21:25 |
At First Light（Ireland） |
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