Sounds from nature's bosom music of Taiwan indigenous peoples.
CD 1: Song of salutation (1:38) ; Wine-drinking song (1:48) ; Iwan annual festival songs 1-3 (4:16; 2:15; 4:04) (The Amis) -- Love song (single bamboo reeded Jew's harp) (0:39) ; I like you (single bamboo reeded Jew's harp) (1:06) ; Love song (four-reeded Jew's harp) (0:44) ; Ancient instructions (4:01) ; Weaving song (0:36) (The Atayal) -- The thistle (4:37) ; Peach and plum trees (3:33) ; Taai (4:36) (The Saisiat) -- Song of welcome to the spirit (2:11) ; Slow battle song (2:29) ; Fast battle song (1:46) ; Song of the Uyongana Family (4:01) ; Formal song (1:37) ; Catching a crab (1:11) (The Tsou) -- Song to pray for an abundant millet harvest (4:35) ; Blessing of rifles (3:22) ; Feast of triumph (3:12) ; Wine-drinking song (5:22) ; Song of comfort (3:50) (The Bunun). CD 2: Wedding song (3:55) ; Battle song (3:27) ; Antiphonal love song (4:12) ; Sad song (double mouth flute) (2:04) ; Love song (double mouth flute) (2:49) (The Paiwan) -- Beautiful Rukai (2:44) ; In praise of the Rukai (1:17) ; The superb Rukai people (1:42) ; Farewell my love (1:35) (The Rukai) -- Heeding the call (0:27) ; Laboring song (2:28) ; Song of work concluded (2:15) ; Setting off to hunt (5:17) ; Celebration song of the annual festival (1:56) (The Puyuma) -- Song for the completion of a new house 1-2 (4:04; 4:36) ; Song for a plentiful catch of flying-fish (1:13) ; Hair dance (2:20) (The Yami).
Keywords: Folk songs, Chinese; Music -- Taiwan; Amis (Taiwan people) -- Taiwan -- Music; Atayal (Taiwan people) -- Taiwan -- Music; Saisiyat (Taiwan people) -- Taiwan -- Music; Tsou (Taiwan people) -- Taiwan -- Music; Bunun (Taiwan people) -- Taiwan -- Music; Paiwan (Taiwan people) -- Taiwan -- Music; Rukai (Taiwan people) -- Taiwan -- Music; Puyuma (Taiwan people) -- Taiwan -- Music; Yami (Taiwan people) -- Taiwan -- Music; Ethnomusicologie -- Taiwan; Ethnologie -- Taiwan; Taiwan -- Moeurs et coutumes