Taiwan Grooves

In our second part of the interview with FunkyMo, we will dive deep into why he writes music in Taiwanese and about bringing his recent album into the existence.

FunkyMo was exposed to American Hip-Hop, Funk, R&B, and other broader musical styles. At the same time, he exchanged rock music albums with classmates from the rock music club who sat behind him. He thought he would dance forever, but later discovered that making music was easier on the knees.

In FunkyMo's music, the ability to move your body to the rhythm is the most important thing - the listening experience moves from the outside into the body, ultimately touching people's souls. Although he majored in electronic music production and has unique insights into sound design and synthesizers, his soul seems to have never left the early American grassroots energy of Funk/Soul/R&B styles.

After completing a degree at Berklee College of Music in the U.S., he returned to Taiwan with an electronic music album. He began working as a producer and live performance keyboard player/programmer for many artists from different genres.

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On today's episode of Taiwan Grooves part I, I will interview a Taiwanese born and raised R&B musician, FunkyMo, who makes music in Taigi and English.

FunkyMo was exposed to American Hip-Hop, Funk, R&B, and other broader musical styles. At the same time, he exchanged rock music albums with classmates from the rock music club who sat behind him. He thought he would dance forever, but later discovered that making music was easier on the knees.

In FunkyMo's music, the ability to move your body to the rhythm is the most important thing - the listening experience moves from the outside into the body, ultimately touching people's souls. Although he majored in electronic music production and has unique insights into sound design and synthesizers, his soul seems to have never left the early American grassroots energy of Funk/Soul/R&B styles.

After completing a degree at Berklee College of Music in the U.S., he returned to Taiwan with an electronic music album. He began working as a producer and live performance keyboard player/programmer for many artists from different genres.

To know more about FunkyMo and his music, please visit:

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In today's episode we will talk about Steev's first instruments and their different varieties - their production, materials and their history.

Steev Kindwald brings a unique fusion of ancient folk traditions and contemporary sounds. Drawing on his diverse cultural heritage from Romania, Germany, Scotland, and England, Steev plays various traditional instruments, including the Jaw Harp and Double Flute, which are deeply rooted in his ancestors' farming and herding cultures. Over the last thirteen years, he has immersed himself in the folk and tribal music of Asia, blending influences from Indonesia, India, Myanmar, and beyond into his distinctive style, which combines rhythmic jazz, gypsy cadence, and harmonic drones. Through his music, Steev invites listeners on a sound journey, celebrating timeless traditions while creating something new and evocative.

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Join in on today's first episode, where Steev educates me about different flutes and their functions, breathing techniques while playing, picking up this kind of instruments and desert life.

Steev Kindwald brings a unique fusion of ancient folk traditions and contemporary sounds. Drawing on his diverse cultural heritage from Romania, Germany, Scotland, and England, Steev plays various traditional instruments, including the Jaw Harp and Double Flute, which are deeply rooted in his ancestors' farming and herding cultures. Over the last thirteen years, he has immersed himself in the folk and tribal music of Asia, blending influences from Indonesia, India, Myanmar, and beyond into his distinctive style, which combines rhythmic jazz, gypsy cadence, and harmonic drones. Through his music, Steev invites listeners on a sound journey, celebrating timeless traditions while creating something new and evocative.

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In today's episode, the band members will share their favorite songs to perform, favorite performance and some encouriging words for starting musicians.

Kumara the Cat is an indie-rock band from Taipei city started in 2018. The band consists of vocal/guitarist Ciou, guitarist Qmo, bassist Paul, drummer Tweety and Keyboardist Momo. The band was inspired by British rock from 60s to nowadays and try to combine rock, psychedelic, pop, folk and even more genres in it's sound.

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StreetVoice

In today's episode, we introduce the band members and take a peek into their creative process. They will also share their inspiration behind their latest EP, Ina.

Kumara the Cat is an indie-rock band from Taipei city started in 2018. The band consists of vocal/guitarist Ciou, guitarist Qmo, bassist Paul, drummer Tweety and Keyboardist Momo. The band was inspired by British rock from 60s to nowadays and try to combine rock, psychedelic, pop, folk and even more genres in it's sound.

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StreetVoice

Today's episode is a bit different as it is without a guest. As 2024 is coming to an end, I thought I would take a look back at all the interviews and revisit some of the old artists that walked through the halls of Rti.

Unfortunately I could not fit in all the artists and should have aimed for two episodes, but hopefully people who were keeping up with the show will find the last few weeks still kind of recent. In case not, please do go check out the remaining artists and big shoutout to them:

Alec Orachi

Vincent Hsu

Suonno d'Ajere

Echo of Your Soul

Welcome to the second part of the interview with the Taiwanese rock band: Echo of Your Soul. We will talk about what is the meaning behind one of their latest track "Subscribe to Meditation", their comeback to the music scene and their most memorable perfromances.

Echo of Your Soul (回聲樂團) is known for their unique mixing of modern Chinese poetic lyrics with Neo-Psychedelia and Dance Rock. The debut album “Sensual Drive” won the Chinese Pop Music Media Awards for “Best New Band” in China and the third album “Virgin Air” was nominated by Taiwan’s Golden Melody Awards as Band of the Year. In 2013, the single “Shi-mao” was a hit in China with tens of millions of play counts on QQMusic and the media praised the song as “the divine song of the new era”.

The band was invited to many international festivals, including SXSW, CMJ, and Liverpool Sound City. British press credited Echo’s live set in Liverpool Sound City “Even if you don’t understand Chinese, there is no denying that the band sound great instrumentally and have a good command of melody.” MTV IGGY has also selected Echo as one of the “15 International Acts You Must Watch” at SXSW 2015.

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Check out one of their latest songs: Subscribe to meditation:

In today's episode, I will interview three Taiwanese rock band: Echo of Your Soul members. In the first episode, we will discuss their musical influences and how the band came to exist. They will also share their view on their music evolution and some of their new work.

Echo of Your Soul (回聲樂團) is known for their unique mixing of modern Chinese poetic lyrics with Neo-Psychedelia and Dance Rock. The debut album “Sensual Drive” won the Chinese Pop Music Media Awards for “Best New Band” in China and the third album “Virgin Air” was nominated by Taiwan’s Golden Melody Awards as Band of the Year. In 2013, the single “Shi-mao” was a hit in China with tens of millions of play counts on QQMusic and the media praised the song as “the divine song of the new era”.

The band was invited to many international festivals, including SXSW, CMJ, and Liverpool Sound City. British press credited Echo’s live set in Liverpool Sound City “Even if you don’t understand Chinese, there is no denying that the band sound great instrumentally and have a good command of melody.” MTV IGGY has also selected Echo as one of the “15 International Acts You Must Watch” at SXSW 2015.

To know more about their music, please visit:

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In today's episode we will continue our interview with the Neapolitan band, Suonno d’Ajere. In an interview conducted at the World Music Festival @ Taiwan, the three members shared they most memorable performances, future touring places and what their inspiration and goal is behind creating music.

A trio that breathes together from the slightest to the fullest whisper. A voice, that of Irene Scarpato, frontwoman of the group, a vocal and scenic body that releases a variety of timbres as bewitching as essential. A guitar, played in many different styles:from the “posteggia”‘s ripped to the Van Wood’s stoppato. A mandolin and a mandoloncello, always on the move, costantly looking for a sensual touch, as virtuosic as it is expressive, An ensemble made of three instruments dialoguing and humoring each other, running in countertempo through a sought-after repertoire of genres: from serenata to “tear-jerking” song,from macchietta to unpublished composition.

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