UBC x Jade Music Fest 2025
Panel: Multilingual Music in Taiwanese Indie Scene
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Time: 12:30-14:00
Venue: Coach House at UBC Green College
Address: 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1 | Map | Parking
In Taiwan’s vibrant indie music landscape, multilingualism has become more than a form of expression—it’s a statement of identity, creativity, and belonging. This panel brings together indie musicians HoNi 好日樂團, Shu Chan Chiu 邱淑蟬, and Shallow Levée 淺堤, whose works traverse languages such as Mandarin, Hakka, and Taiwanese, reflecting Taiwan’s cultural and linguistic diversity.
The conversation explores how language shapes musical style, storytelling, and audience connection. From questions of linguistic equity to the creative possibilities of multilingual songwriting, this discussion invites audiences to rethink how sound and language intertwine in Taiwan’s evolving indie scene.
Event in English and Mandarin, with English interpretation.
Free admission. All are welcome. Registration required.
This is part of the program of the Jade Music Fest, taking place in Vancouver on Nov 5-8, 2025. Click here for more details.
About the Musicians:
Shu Chan Chiu 邱淑蟬
A singer-songwriter from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, who creates music primarily in her mother tongue—Hakka. In 2023, she independently released her debut full-Hakka album Shape of Life, a folk-inspired reflection on growth, family, and hometown roots. With warm, expressive vocals and gentle acoustic melodies, her music carries the tenderness of daily life, offering a contemporary and heartfelt interpretation of Hakka folk for a new generation.
Shallow Levée 淺堤
Formed in 2016 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Shallow Levée is an alternative rock band whose music—primarily written by Yi-Ling—combines poetic reflections on self and society with a gentle warmth rooted in their hometown. Their debut single Excavator earned a Golden Indie Music Award nomination for Best Rock Song in 2016, followed by the acclaimed EP Soup & Ocean (2017) and performances at major festivals including Megaport in Taiwan and Greenplugged Gyeongju in Korea.
HoNi 好日樂團
HoNi (“Good Days” in Hakka) is a Hakka folk band featuring vocalist Yizy, guitarist Mei Hsiao, and cellist Sheng Zhi. Blending heartfelt lyrics, traditional and modern instruments, and fluid classical-pop sensibilities, their music creates a warm and distinctive sound that invites listeners on a reflective journey through life, memory, and culture.
This event is co-organized by Jade Music Fest 2025 and the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative, in partnership with UBC Green College and the UBC Department of Asian Studies.
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