Kimbo in a Flash

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Kimbo Hu, called “the godfather of aboriginal folk songs,” is a pioneer of the folk music movement. When Taiwan’s democratization movement was at its height, he sang about the unfair treatment which the aboriginal peoples have suffered. Today, as the aboriginal movement seems to be at an end , Kimbo Hu has returned to his life as a singer, releasing his first album: In a Flash.

Region of Origin

Year of Release

2005

Duration

24 minutes

Format

Betacam, Color

Directors

Galah Kalahe

Kaleh•Kalahe also known as Gao Wei Guang is a journalist of Public Television Service's The Formosa Aboriginal News Magazine.

Halugu Watan

Halugu Wadan (Atayal), reporter for the “Aborigine News Journal” of the Public Television Services from 1998 to 2006, reporter for the “Formosa Aboriginal News Magazine” of the Taiwan Indigenous Television; so far has completed about 100 projects (from 8 to 24 minutes in length) .