《The Songs of the Bunin Tribe》TCD-1501 *Best Recommended Record, 1992, Tri-Pod Award/Government Information Office of Taiwan
*Best Producer, the 4th Records Critic Award/China Times Express in Taiwan
In 1943, Takatomo Kurosawa published his recording "Pasibutbut" of the Bunun tribe. This album is unique among all ethnic groups in the world, arousing a sensational response from the ethnomusicological community by its unique singing style, complicated form, and semi-tonal harmonic structure. The music of the Bunun preserves a rare and ancient style of singing. Seldom using instrumental accompaniment or dance movements, Bunun music embodies their aesthetic of bringing out harmony and wholeness in the social structure while emphasizing restraint and peace of mind.
This recording includes more than a dozen Bunun songs, collected by Mr. Wu, Rung-Shun of the National Institute of the Arts in Taiwan, and is an album that deserves preservation.