| dc.description.abstract | “DaBangNi” in Hakka means fortunately we have you and thanks to you. DaBangNi band was established in December 2011 by the founder Jung-Chang Liu, a Hakka musician, with three other members including Hsin-Ming Lu, Jung-Hao Chu, and Wen-Hsien Chen. They have worked on Hakka music production and composition in Hsinchu. DaBangNi band was recruited as one of the artist-in-residence teams at the Hsinwawu Hakka Culture Conservation Area to promote Hakka music. Their mission is to integrate elements from traditional music and modern pop music; additionally, they expect to create Taiwan’s authentic and original music. DaBangNi band’s performances incorporate various types of music: their original Hakka pop songs, traditional Taiwanese songs, Western country music, funk music and rock rhythm.
The Actor Network theory (ANT) was proposed by Michel Callon, Bruno Latour, and John Law in the 1970s. These scholars believed that most of the social sciences in the past were human-centered with persistent separation of the world into dualism, such as ＂nature＂ verse ＂society＂, and ＂human＂ verse ＂non-human＂. However, the dualism cannot fully apply in today′s society; therefore, they developed a path to cross the gaps between nature and society and sought for the translation process; that is, a new perspective across the previously inscribed divides. The current study adopts ANT approaches and translation processes. We reviewed Hakka pop music and bands literature, and conducted in-depth interviews with the founders and members of DaBangNi band and helped to promote Hakka music to elementary and middle schools. The ＂Hakka Lele＂ album and other related stakeholders who combine native folk songs with Ukulele′s playing and singing. The research found that the case of ＂DaBangNi＂ used the creation of Hakka ballads and Ukulele albums to connect students with Hakka music in daily life. They were invited to perform a series of concert at different elementary and middle schools, which establish the foundation and promote Hakka pop music on campus. This application also benefits in promoting Hakka language and the cultivating of Hakka culture. | en_US |