For 400 years, Taiwanese have been subject to foreign colonizers -- first the Dutch and Spanish, then the Manchu Empire, then the Japanese empire and finally the "Republic of China" KMT Chinese Nationalist Regime of Chiang Kai-shek and his son. In particular the last 100 years of first Japanese then KMT rule were brutal in attempted obliteration of Taiwan's Identity. Herein is chronicled the fight for its recovery.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Identifying with Taiwan in Music
Non-mandarin music video:
(Thanks to Kungwan and Tim Maddog for the referal.)
I just found this blog today and find it very interesting. About music and Taiwanese identity, when will "real reggae" music hit Taiwan? Listen to this song out of Hawaii: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRoMs5WC9Og
the lyrics are here under "Youth Man": http://www.dubkonscious.com/lyrics/
Sounds so much like the current situation in Taiwan first verse especially...
I just found this blog today and find it very interesting. About music and Taiwanese identity, when will "real reggae" music hit Taiwan? Listen to this song out of Hawaii: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRoMs5WC9Og
ReplyDeletethe lyrics are here under "Youth Man":
http://www.dubkonscious.com/lyrics/
Sounds so much like the current situation in Taiwan first verse especially...