1. Suming Rupi was born on 17 July 1978 and is a Taiwanese musician, singer, songwriter and actor.
16 Facts About Suming
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Suming is a member of the "Lacienci" age set of 'Atolan.
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Suming Rupi is a member of the 'Atolan community of the Amis people, who live in Taitung and Hualien Counties.
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Suming sees tradition as fashionable and stylish, and often appears in traditional 'Atolan 'Amis regalia on stage.
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Suming began his music career with the band Totem in 2002.
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Suming served as one of the two vocalists and the main songwriter of the band.
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Suming notably used the 'Amis language in rap style in a song "Panay, 19-years-old ", taken from Over There I Sing.
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In 2010, Suming released an eponymous first solo album, writing 10 out of the 11 songs; all the lyrics are in 'Amis.
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One reason Suming wrote lyrics all in 'Amis in his 2010 album, Suming, and the attempt to crossover in different music genres was to get the younger generation in his community, who had become fond of Japanese and Korean pop songs, interested in learning their mother tongue.
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Suming received the Best Album and the Best Live Performance at the inaugural Golden Indie Music Award in 2011 for this album and its release party.
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The album won the Best Aboriginal Album of the 22nd Taiwan Golden Melody Awards in 2011, and Suming was nominated for the best singer and the Best Album Producer.
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Suming uses his music as a way to introduce non-Indigenous people to Indigenous cultures.
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Besides his music career, Suming played in the film Hopscotch and received the "Best New Performer" in 2008 in the Taipei Golden Horse Awards, Taiwan's equivalent to the Academy Awards, for his role in the film.
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Suming is featured in Indigenous director Laha Mebow's 2017 feature-length documentary film Ca Fait Si Longtemps, set in New Caledonia and in Taiwan.
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In 2013, Suming founded the Amis Music Festival with fellow Dulan villagers in an effort to stimulate Indigenous-centered economic development in his hometown.
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In 2017, Suming received the Taiwanese Presidential Cultural Awards' youth creativity award, with President Tsai Ing-Wen noting that his work to promote traditional Indigenous culture in 'Atolan had resonated well with young people.