Taiwanese Aborigine Chorus Move Millions In Beautiful Song-GOOD TV NEWS

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50 vocalists from Taiwan's 16 aboriginal tribes collaborated to record "Hand in Hand," written during SARS. It's a remarkable display of aborigine unity. After release, the video went viral, attracting over 300,000 hits. While this project had a heart warming purpose,
rallying vocalist from all 16 tribes in Taiwan was a daunting task.

Grace Yen - Executive Producer
I've never seen any video featuring all 16 tribes, or any other joint projects. In addition, the Harvest Festivals were canceled. Many people felt very disappointed. The Harvest Festival is rarely canceled. I know this isn't the same, but I wanted to do my best to bring people together through song. The Sakizaya and Kanakanavu vocalists had trouble finding their tribal garments. But praise the Lord, everyone was very proud of their tribes. They wanted to display their culture, and worked hard to find their tribal clothing and accessories that represented their culture.

Vanessa (Atayal/Taroko Tribe)
Wearing tribal garments is very significant and a source of pride. I wore every piece of Taroko clothing I had. Aborigines were the first to settle in Taiwan. I know we bear on our shoulders the responsibility to bless this land. We can make an impact at every level.

Shan Hay (Puyuma Tribe)
I'm very moved to see the fruit of everyone's hard work. Hearing the different languages sung together, I didn't feel any conflict within the song. Epecially when Mandarin came into the mix, when I first heard it, I thought it was really beautiful.

This aboriginal cover of "Hand in Hand" combined Mandarin with aboriginal languages and tunes. The project took only two weeks. Aetós Studio, the aboriginal music platform for HWPAP, invited young talents from every tribe to arrange, record, and mixing the song, overcoming many obstacle. Atayal Producer Grace Yen says God made it possible.

Grace Yen - Executive Producer
I believe God used us to accomplish His purpose, including visibility for aborigines. I always thought this song was an offering to God, so the end of the video said, "Keep on singing with our God-given voices." That's the most important part of the whole video.
I hope every aborigine never forget the reason we are aborigine, God created us and gave us this special gift. God wants to use our song to deliver messages of comfort and encouragement.

Amid the difficulties of the pandemic, these young aborigines and their passionate song offer much needed encouragement to Taiwan. This is GOODTV reporting from Taipei.