Bunun Cultural Association in Xinyi Township of Nantou County “Voice of Lileh”: Bunun Polyphonic Singing

Bunun Cultural Association in Xinyi Township of Nantou County
The Bunun Cultural Association established the group in 1999 to officially promote and preserve pasibutbut and other ancient tunes of the Bunun. Consisting of mainly Bunun people from Ming-de community, the group has been led by several directors who also researched, collected, and taught traditional Bunun music.
"Lileh” refers to Chinese silver grass in the Bunun language, which is a common plant used by indigenous Bunun communities. Lileh is also the old name of a Bunun tribe in Ming-de Village of Xinyi Township. The group adopted the name to express the vitality of silver grass.
"Sound to Heaven - Lileh of Bunun Tribe” is a chorus group dedicated to preserving the Bunun's oral tradition of an eight-part polyphony known as pasibutbut. Without flamboyant dance and music, the group has brought the most primeval and pure sounds of Bunun tribe to countries including the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Poland, and Japan. Lileh was designated as a National Preservationist of Traditional Arts by the Ministry of Culture in 2010.

南投縣信義鄉布農文化協會
南投縣信義鄉布農文化協會所屬的明德部落，因為文化傳承的使命感，期許能夠將布農 族的音樂代代傳承，部落中的幾位耆老自發性地組成音樂展演團體，定期練唱，1999 年正式成立南投縣信義鄉布農文化協會，並組成「Lileh 之聲合唱團」。
「Lileh」為現明德村布農族之舊部落名稱，意即為「菅蓁」，是當地居民應用在生活中 相當廣泛的一 種植物，以此為名，除取其生命力旺盛之意，更表現出合唱音樂在布農族 人生活中的重要性。
「南投縣信義鄉布農文化協會 Lileh 合唱團」為臺灣少數獲頒為「國家級重要傳統藝術 保存團體」 之一，該團由南投縣信義鄉明德社區布農族人所組成，每位團員有著豐富的 演唱經驗與絕佳的音樂 默契，演出足跡踏遍荷蘭、比利時、法國、波蘭、日本等多國。