


With the yueqin and the guitar, we turn all that has nurtured our growth into songs that tell the story of this land, of Taiwan.
Starting with Taiwanese folk music, we pass through the tragedies of history and the scars of each era. We sing the ever-present scenery of this land, and call out our hopes for the future. Each song takes us on a philosophical journey through Taiwan's current social landscape.
The Taiwanese language is at the forefront of this show, encompassing traditional and evolving elements of traditional Chinese opera, folk music, and rock, presenting the diversity of Taiwan's culture.
TUDI-VOICE— Sounds coming from the very roots of rural Taiwan
Since the founding of the band in 2006, TUDI-VOICE has been using music to voice concerns for the agricultural and lower social class of Taiwan. By adopting Taiwanese folk and the spirit of rock as the foundation of its composition, the band has created a Taiwanese country folk rock that is truly one of a kind.
Strong in its faith and love for the land of Taiwan, TUDI-VOICE pours its energy into creating music that shares insight on topics relating to civilization and development.
From countrysides to cities, from indigenous tribes to fishing villages, the voice of TUDI-VOICE continues to walk the roads of Taiwan, in search for its roots.
帶著月琴與吉他,將滋養我們成長的養分化成歌,訴說台灣這塊土地的故事。
從台灣的民謠出發,經過歷史的悲劇及時代的傷痕,走到純粹描寫這片土地上的場景及對於未來的期盼。這場演出的每首歌,用哲學的眼睛帶我們走過台灣近代的社會觀察。
這場演出的安排上,以台灣台語元素為基底,橫跨傳統戲曲、民謠、搖滾,呈現台灣文化的多元風貌。
「農村武裝青年」樂團,⼀個⽤⾳樂捍衛台灣農村與永續⼟地的樂團。2006年成軍,以台語⺠謠、搖滾精神為創作基底,透過⾳樂書寫表達對台灣農村、底層社會與永續⼟地的關懷,在風格上打造出獨樹⼀格的台式農村⺠謠搖滾。透過⾳樂為社會邊緣發聲,始終堅持追求平等、正義與⾃由的價值,對⼟地充滿熱情與理想。把每⼀次的表演都當作⼀趟旅⾏,把每⼀⾸創作都當成是給台灣的⼀封美麗的情書。秉持著對於⼟地的愛與信仰,將其強⼤的能量灌溉在⾳樂裡,反饋給台灣⼟地,旋律時⽽憤怒激昂,時⽽溫柔傾訴。但不論以何種姿態出現,都是這塊⼟地所孕育的,最樸實⾃然的智慧。
TAIWANfest Toronto is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, that is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered here, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples of this land while we engage in meaningful conversations of culture and reconciliation.