Request for Information on Recordings of Songs in Indigenous Languages

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Tue Feb 2 19:29:30 UTC 2010


To add on to this discussion, here is a nice link to consider.
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Taiwan Journey Part 4: Aboriginal Sounds in Taiwan with Inka Mbing and Totem

By Michal Shapiro
FEBRUARY 1, 2010, 12:00 PM

We tend to think of Taiwan mostly in terms of its relationship to
China. But there are eleven different aboriginal tribes still dwelling
on Taiwan, some going back 7000 years.  Amazingly each one of the
tribes is distinctive from the others in customs and language. What
unites them is their common marginalization, as various successive
powers have attempted to "normalize" them into the ruling or majority
culture. Many have held on to their identities, and still live in the
mountains, valleys and plains of the island.

Access full article below:
http://www.linktv.org/worldmusic/blog/post/366/taiwan-journey-part-4-aboriginal-sounds-in-taiwan-with-inka-mbing-and-totem



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