台灣 布農族: 祈禱小米豐收歌 Taiwan Bunun Tribe: Pasibutbut

The Bunun tribe is one of the aborigines of Taiwan and tend to live in high mountainous area. As such they are somewhat isolated from the outside world. It is quite amazing that the kind of community singing recorded here should develop in such an environment.

Pasibutbut (or Pasiputput) is a ceremonial song sung as a Prayer for a Rich Harvest of Millet, which traditionally was Bunun's main crop. There are already a few of Pasibutbut videos on Youtube, but they are all somewhat different despite the general similarity in the outline of the song and the style of the singing. This one is sung by the men of 霧鹿 Wulu village, a small hamlet of 30 households. Listen to the harmony and how all the voices progress higher and higher together almost imperceptibly.

The recording was made when the American cellist/composer David Darling came for a visit in 2002. There were some discussions among the villagers about the appropriateness of including his cello playing in the songs. Mr. Darling is quite discreet in this recording until just before his epilog, which of course is not a traditional part of the song.

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• aborigine
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• Pasiputput
• 霧鹿
• Wulu
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• Prayer
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• Harvest
• Millet
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