Difang and Igay Duana
Taiwanese farmers and musicians
Difang Duana (March 20, 1921 – March 29, 2002) and Igay Duana (August 9, 1922 – May 16, 2002), also known by the names Kuo Ying-nan (郭英男) and Kuo Hsiu-chu (郭秀珠), were Amis husband and wife farmers from Taiwan who became known as a folk music duo who specialized in traditional Amis chants. Their most recognized work is a performance of a traditional Amis Palang song, alternately called "Weeding and Paddyfield Song No. 1", "Elders' Drinking Song" and "Jubilant Drinking Song", or Sapiliepah a Radiw in the Amis language. The song was recorded by a French government project and EMI, and was subsequently sampled by the musical project Enigma for their international hit single "Return to Innocence". Accusations of unintentional usage without permission were settled out of court.
Early life
Kuo Ying-nan was born in 1921 in the Taitung Falangaw Tribe, a member of the "Revival" groups (latihmok) in the Amis age hierarchy. He was a highly respected elder known for his gifted, sonorous vocal and lead singing techniques, often listed by ethnomusicologists as an important informant. In 1988, the Maison des cultures du monde in Paris hosted the "Asia-Pacific Indigenous Dance and Music Festival", in which the Paiwan tribe from Sandimen of Pingtung County, the Bunun tribe from Wulushan of Yanping Township of Taitung County, and Kuo Ying-nan with his wife participated, under the arrangements of Hsu Tsang-Houei, Tsai Li-hua and Hsu Ying-chou. The performances of the festival were recorded in the album Polyphonies vocales des aborigènes de Taïwan produced by the Maison des cultures du monde in Paris.
Musical career
In 1988, Difang and Igay traveled to France to sing on tour organized by ethnomusicologist Hsu Tsang-Houei, during which they and around 30 other aboriginal Taiwanese artists were paid $15 a day.
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