Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-09-18
A prominent indigenous Taiwanese singer, Sangpuy Katatepan, has won a gold
Global Music Award winners (CNA)
medal at the Global Music Awards this year. The Puyuma tribe singer won accolades for his album Yaangad.
The Global Music Awards is tasked with seeking out independent musicians and music, and sharing it with the rest of the world.
Sangpuy said that he was thrilled to have won recognition on the international stage. He says that he has long had the goal of using music and his mother tongue to share the stories of his ancestors with a wider audience. He says he also wants to convey the Taiwanese aborigines’ attitudes and respect for nature.
Sangpuy said, “The more opportunities to share, the better. It’s a responsibility I have given myself, now that we have produced this album. If presented with the opportunity to travel around the world sharing my music, even to the smallest of villages, I’m willing to go.” [FULL STORY]
