Daniel Ho & Taiwu Ancient Ballads Troupe (To & From the Heart)

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Taiwu Ancient Ballads Troupe is from the Taiwu village of Pingtung County in Taiwan. The school is located in the pivotal location to the Sacred Mountain Kavulugan (North Taiwu Mountain) of Paiwan tribe (Payuan). The mission of the Troupe is: “Sing our own songs in the name of the tribe; tell our own stories in the name of music.”

In 2004, Camake Valuable started the Troupe started with five students. With the help of elders in dictating, singing, and recording the ancient Ulaljuc and Puljetji ballads, Camake began to train the students word by word, note by note, and tone by tone. He has compiled more than 40 ancient ballads, including love songs, nursery rhymes, worker’s songs, and festival songs.

In 2014, “To and From the Heart” a collaboration with 6-time GRAMMY winner Daniel Ho, won a Golden Melody Award (Taiwan's national music award) for Best Aboriginal Album.

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