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Small Island Big Song is a music, film, live project featuring over a hundred musicians across 16 island nations of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, creating a contemporary and relevant musical statement of a region in the frontline of cultural and environmental challenges. Pinagsanga is the 2nd single out from our upcoming album 'Our Island' out 28 JAN' 2022.

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"I wrote Pinagsanga because my chicken was killed by a wild dog. I was furious, I was sad but it reminded me nature is full of life and energy that’s not controlled by humans. That led me thinking about my own near death experience when my brother and I just moved back into our community. We were dragged out into the sea because we didn’t observe the current and didn’t respect the flow of the ocean. We were out in the wild ocean for 50 minutes, saying our last words to each other, and I thought about ‘Kawas’ then. After that experience, I learned how to respect ‘Kawas’, respect the law of nature.
In the beginning of the song, I also invited my grandmother, my mother, myself and my daughter, four generations of ocean women, to contribute an Amis spoken word piece about the importance of passing down our culture through the line of women. The song became even stronger after my Austronesian families contributed with chants and instruments. I’d like to dedicate this song to ‘Kawas’, to our ancestral spirits."
- Putad, songwriter of Pinagsanga

lyrics

Lyric translations

Putad Pihay (grandmother), Siku Pihay (mother), Putad, Liyad (daughter)
Originally in Amis of Taiwan

Following our ancestors, we are the lineage of our people
Through our mothers
Maintaining the connection to our land
Mother

Putad
Originally in Amis of Taiwan

I can not change the law of nature
I can not change the nature of animals

I’m so insignificant
Failed to protect

It’s calling me
It’s laughing at me

Humans bite off more than we can chew

Kawas is in control

the law of nature

credits

released September 27, 2021
Songwriter - Putad
Arrangement - Tim Cole

TAIWAN
Putad - Lead vocals, Shakers, spoken word
Putad Pihay (Putad’s grandmother) - Spoken word
Siku Pihay (Putad’s mother) - Spoken word
Liyad (Putad’s daughter) - Spoken word
Sauljaljui - Paiwan mourning chant, JawHarp

AOTEAROA
Horomona Horo - Purerehua

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Richard Mogu - Kundu drum
Airileke - Warup drum, Kundu drum

BOUGAINVILLE
Yumi Yet Bamboo Band - Monika (Sample)

MADAGASCAR
Sammy - Valiha

TAHITI & FRANCE
Luc Totterwitz - Balafon, Udu

MAURITIUS
Emlyn - Sanza

AUSTRALIA
Tim Cole - Korg MS-20 Soft Synthesiser, Shakers

NATURE SOUNDS
Wet Season Electric Storm, Longan Village, Taiwan.
Pacific Ocean Surf, Dulan, Taiwan.

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Small Island Big Song Taipei City, Taiwan

We are artists of the Pacific & Indian Oceans.

United for environmental & cultural justice, and to make incredible music.

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