This couple were the aboriginals. The elder singer, Difang Tuwana, passed away in 2002. The tribe Amis is an Indigenous Austronesian ethnic group in Taiwan.
I remember the controversy when Return to Innocence by Enigma first dropped back in 1994. Its also featured on the Man of the House soundtrack. Enigma tried it! I'm glad this beautiful couple sued and won! Rest in love and peace!
What controversy? Let's not re-write history. It was an obscure sample, that Enigma believed to be out of copyright. Also let's remember it was the early 90s and it was extremely difficult/impossible to trace unknown farmers living 8000 miles away in those days. A perfect testament to that is how long it took for a case to be made (5+ years after being a worldwide hit). Everyone settled and they got a payout and ongoing royalties from the song. What Enigma did with the sample was incredible, everyone should be really happy about it, rather than trying to make drama where there is none.
It is so nice to see Igay as well as Difang acknowledged. It is dismaying to see that even people who know the story of how they were initially erased as artists in the smash hit in the 20th century … still omit Igay’s name and contribution and speak of Difang in the 21st century as if he sang alone.
Beautiful couple and amazing musical tradition. I know they sued Enigma for their unauthorized usage of their song but finally they settled it in court. We should still thank Enigma for introducing their chant to us. Enigma actually did an amazing job in sampling their chant.
Well said! Michael Cretu should have respected this couple more.. and rewarded them accordingly and rightfully.. but still love enigma (so so much) and thank Michael Cretu for introducing us to this wonderful couple and musical tradition!
@@curandero IMO Cretu did nothing wrong. Let's go back to the early 90s and try and track down some obscure farmers 8000 miles away. Good luck with that. The fact that it took so long to become a legal case shows how hard it would have been to find them.
And those of us who heard it touch our souls and hearts through Enigmas song would never have experienced that. The melding of this chant with the lyrics of Enigmas song was brilliant and soulfully compelling and gave international and spiritual immortality, in essence, to the original artists ultimately. They live on in a magnificent way, beyond what they ever could have known individually if their singing had not been sampled. Credit, if not credit and compensation, was due the original artist morally as a contributor to the song. However, sampling a small portion of a song does not always get compensated in the music industry if it is under a specified number of seconds.
Kuo Ying-nan (nombre chino de Difang Duana) y Kuo Hsiu-chu (nombre chino de Igay Duana), un matrimonio de intérpretes de música folclórica de su país. Gracias !!!!!!
They both put in to sue the Lead singer of Enigma and Virgin Media for violating their copyright. The Lead singer of Enigma "obtained" (stole) their track/album D'hommage something or other from a production company in Paris. Though they settled the dispute outside of court in the end and all future releases of the song from then on were and are credited to the Duanas, including the royalties of Return to Innocence song.
Communities usually are not payed for original sampled recordings because Western market usually don't understand what is a collective creation... Such a shame. The royalties should be directed to a local leader or an organisation able to repass the proper funds to them.
Original versions always get me excited. I'd like to know if there's a name for this type of vocal style (like Swisserland has got Yodel, for instamce)
And those of us who heard it touch our souls and hearts through Enigmas song would never have experienced that. The melding of this chant with the lyrics of Enigmas song was brilliant and soulfully compelling and gave international and spiritual immortality, in essence, to the original artists ultimately. They live on in a magnificent way, beyond what they ever could have known individually if their singing had not been sampled. Credit, if not credit and compensation, was due the original artist morally as a contributor to the song. However, sampling a small portion of a song does not always get compensated in the music industry if it is under a specified number of seconds.
É um mantra algo muito especial Se ouvir muitas vezes e fechar os olhos da uma paz 🙏 Triste o grupo Enigma e sua gravadora usarem o vocal da dupla e sem autorização do casal e colocar na música Retorno a inocência muito triste falta de respeito muita sacanagem da gravadora
Hey Debra. By chanse, did you know or get to meet the Duanas? When did you do that recording? I ask because they sound much older than the original and/or the Enigma. Thank you
The couple whose song was sampled recorded it in 1988 in Paris. I found a video of them from the early aughts singing the original song that were sampled: th-cam.com/video/ePKKeXNZnaY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=GjqCiBgm4ncugqy0
My dear friends and relatives who come from far away! Thanks for coming to see us! Come! Let's sit together. We will sing for you, As you sang for us when we visited you before Let's sing while we drink. How much we sing is how much we drink
I'm dumbstruck and humbled by this. The life they lived together is something for all to envy. I bow my head in honor.
This couple were the aboriginals. The elder singer, Difang Tuwana, passed away in 2002. The tribe Amis is an Indigenous Austronesian ethnic group in Taiwan.
She passed away less than 2 months after him
😢
I remember the controversy when Return to Innocence by Enigma first dropped back in 1994. Its also featured on the Man of the House soundtrack. Enigma tried it! I'm glad this beautiful couple sued and won! Rest in love and peace!
And for what all this comoshen???They must be not Spiritual??Its good for us to learn!The Return to innocence has meaning
They actually didn’t win the lawsuit, unfortunately… I think it was rigged!
Come to Taiwan and welcome to meet the Amis people, they are all natural singers!
@@theparadigm8149 It was settled out of court and they were then credited and given royalties. How the hell is that rigged?
What controversy? Let's not re-write history. It was an obscure sample, that Enigma believed to be out of copyright. Also let's remember it was the early 90s and it was extremely difficult/impossible to trace unknown farmers living 8000 miles away in those days. A perfect testament to that is how long it took for a case to be made (5+ years after being a worldwide hit). Everyone settled and they got a payout and ongoing royalties from the song. What Enigma did with the sample was incredible, everyone should be really happy about it, rather than trying to make drama where there is none.
It is so nice to see Igay as well as Difang acknowledged.
It is dismaying to see that even people who know the story of how they were initially erased as artists in the smash hit in the 20th century … still omit Igay’s name and contribution and speak of Difang in the 21st century as if he sang alone.
That was fantastic, great to know where the original vocals came from
I'm very a very happy, find this beautiful vocal expression. 🎉
thanks for uploading small piece of history
Beautiful couple and amazing musical tradition. I know they sued Enigma for their unauthorized usage of their song but finally they settled it in court. We should still thank Enigma for introducing their chant to us. Enigma actually did an amazing job in sampling their chant.
Well said! Michael Cretu should have respected this couple more.. and rewarded them accordingly and rightfully.. but still love enigma (so so much) and thank Michael Cretu for introducing us to this wonderful couple and musical tradition!
@@curandero IMO Cretu did nothing wrong. Let's go back to the early 90s and try and track down some obscure farmers 8000 miles away. Good luck with that. The fact that it took so long to become a legal case shows how hard it would have been to find them.
exactly, he brought the man's voice far and wide
They sure did
Excuse me, there's a woman singing aswell smfh
So hauntingly beautiful.
Spiritually beautiful ❤
A sweet piece of archival musical history. A real treasure.
His voice is so gorgeous😍😍
Wow. This is.....transcends history.... Speechless.
May they be blessed. Beautiful harmony.
Wonderful wonderful original voices!!! \o/ - Maravilhoso, maravilhoso, as vozes originais! \o/
Savazi sim, demorei tanto pra chegar até aki kkkkkk.
God bless these people 🙏🏻
God bless Curly MC 🙏🏻
God bless Enigma 🙏🏻
Way they need to fight about it???😲😲🤷♀️🤷♀️
You are kidding me, right? The French Gov, EMI and Enigma.settled out of court for stealing this lovely couples music.
I love how in sync they are
Enigma brought me here! 😢🥲
me too
This was June 2001. A year later, they'd both be dead.
🤍🤍🤍💐💐💐💐💐
Это шедевр мировой !
crazy I never knew it was this featured in the enigma song...
And those of us who heard it touch our souls and hearts through Enigmas song would never have experienced that. The melding of this chant with the lyrics of Enigmas song was brilliant and soulfully compelling and gave international and spiritual immortality, in essence, to the original artists ultimately. They live on in a magnificent way, beyond what they ever could have known individually if their singing had not been sampled.
Credit, if not credit and compensation, was due the original artist morally as a contributor to the song. However, sampling a small portion of a song does not always get compensated in the music industry if it is under a specified number of seconds.
Sampled by Enigma :) ... Original and indigenous..love it :)
Whatever the controversy, the song is really beautiful, thank to everyone involved in creating it.
the voice was too powerful for the microphone of the day
This is great, thank you for posting DebraStick :)
I love how their melodies diverge and converge.
thanks for your music
Heck, and I taught it was an Native American Chant! I still love it though!
Kuo Ying-nan (nombre chino de Difang Duana) y Kuo Hsiu-chu (nombre chino de Igay Duana), un matrimonio de intérpretes de música folclórica de su país. Gracias !!!!!!
Awesome!
This song is similar with our culture wedding song.
For 30 years now, I've thought this bit of the song was made up _for_ the song.
Cool to see where it came from.
Beautiful. Thanks for this!
台灣原音之光❤️
Amazed about that!
National treasure 😇
Bravo!!!!! Wonderfull!!!
amazing upload
They both put in to sue the Lead singer of Enigma and Virgin Media for violating their copyright. The Lead singer of Enigma "obtained" (stole) their track/album D'hommage something or other from a production company in Paris. Though they settled the dispute outside of court in the end and all future releases of the song from then on were and are credited to the Duanas, including the royalties of Return to Innocence song.
Los conocí!
Perfect!
Hermosos
How many people in the world know of the origin of Return to Innocence? We are the few.
Omg so beautiful. Touches your soul. Enigma did an injustice and totally plagiarized
Calm down
Difang and wife I have found you!!!!!!
Communities usually are not payed for original sampled recordings because Western market usually don't understand what is a collective creation... Such a shame. The royalties should be directed to a local leader or an organisation able to repass the proper funds to them.
Original versions always get me excited.
I'd like to know if there's a name for this type of vocal style
(like Swisserland has got Yodel, for instamce)
The flip side, nobody would have ever heard this if Enigma hadn't sampled it
And those of us who heard it touch our souls and hearts through Enigmas song would never have experienced that. The melding of this chant with the lyrics of Enigmas song was brilliant and soulfully compelling and gave international and spiritual immortality, in essence, to the original artists ultimately. They live on in a magnificent way, beyond what they ever could have known individually if their singing had not been sampled.
Credit, if not credit and compensation, was due the original artist morally as a contributor to the song. However, sampling a small portion of a song does not always get compensated in the music industry if it is under a specified number of seconds.
Woow 😯
Our Elders
Who are they
It's "elderly drinking song"
Hi Debra, I would like to use part of your video for my art project that I will be record in Taiwan? How can I contact you please? Thank you.
Hi!Debra:We would like to use this video, how can I contract you?
É um mantra algo muito especial
Se ouvir muitas vezes e fechar os olhos da uma paz 🙏
Triste o grupo Enigma e sua gravadora usarem o vocal da dupla e sem autorização do casal e colocar na música Retorno a inocência muito triste falta de respeito muita sacanagem da gravadora
0:03 lol
Hey Debra. By chanse, did you know or get to meet the Duanas? When did you do that recording? I ask because they sound much older than the original and/or the Enigma. Thank you
Must have been a full moon
The couple whose song was sampled recorded it in 1988 in Paris. I found a video of them from the early aughts singing the original song that were sampled: th-cam.com/video/ePKKeXNZnaY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=GjqCiBgm4ncugqy0
Aquí está el original, dios! 😳
Nice melody. What are the lyrics? Or are they just vocal notes?
HowlingMoonCinemas
Check out the comments in elders drinking song video
@@urilevy1 can you link the video? There's a lot of them now.
Tatarstan music. :-))
gostei muito de ver isso
raphaelkaule. E aí, brasuca? É de arrepiar, né?
For what they sing this??
Hi, can please translate what they sing in english? Thank you.
They are not saying words. This is just singing. The interpretation is for the mind to decide
It's there a translation for this
no fricken way
Return to the Original
Hi Debra, can you please share what's the meaning of their song (in english)? Thank you.
Translation: Smoke weed everyday.
@@I_WANT_MY_SLAW tia po jawap aiso tutak... tulun mimpalui palui peh
They aren't singing words. It's chanting.
SIOUX
Almost like American natives sing
Very interesting right? Native American peoples immigrated across from Asia.
what do the lyrics mean in English?
My dear friends and relatives who come from far away!
Thanks for coming to see us!
Come! Let's sit together.
We will sing for you,
As you sang for us when we visited you before
Let's sing while we drink.
How much we sing is how much we drink
ENIGMA AND EMI CORP. DO NOT PAID TO DIFANG FOR USE THIS SONG...THE COPYRIGHT ISSUE ENDS IN THE COURT MANY YEARS LATER...
Wow, tranquilo, bróder, que con el odio no se cura nada 🙏
se vc ouve no fone dá um V ou F nos seus ouvidos ali por 46 até 49 segundos
Lol
It sounds almost Native American
Sounds like the time Mrs Patel got stuck in the cupboard
That crazy lady was right, it's all here just as she said
He still has his voice but she lost hers somehow
Явно выпили
Que pedo tiene la vieja
I like him but she is not singing in order... is like rebel for the sake of rebel..
Wow that song sucks.
Idiot
Wow, aware of other cultures are we..?
@@GaryBamfordMusic Sure am. That song sucked.
Eh...that was bloody awful