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Four female musical artists\u2014based in Vancouver, Toronto, Taipei, and Kaohsiung\u2014have brought their voices together in a tribute to their grandmothers. At last month\u2019s Jade Music Fest, Canadians Van Lefan<\/a>\u00a0and Jacq Teh<\/a> joined Taiwanese Hakka singer-songwriter Shu Chan Chiu<\/a>\u00a0and HoNi<\/a> band vocalist Yizy at the Waterfront Theatre to perform their new song, \u201c\ud835\uddb2\ud835\uddcd\ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddba\ud835\uddbd\ud835\uddd2 \ud835\uddba\ud835\uddcc \ud835\uddb8\ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddce \u5b9a\u5b9a\u4ed4\u884c\u201d for the first time.<\/p>\n Their composition imagines different live paths that their grandmothers might have taken had they been free to choose their destinies. And Lefan, Teh, Chiu, and Yizy sang this song in four languages\u2014Taiwanese Hakka, Fujianese, Taiwanese Hokkien, and English. In so doing, they embodied the Jade Music Fest\u2019s ethos of building bridges across language barriers.<\/p>\n Moreover, with \u201c\ud835\uddb2\ud835\uddcd\ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddba\ud835\uddbd\ud835\uddd2 \ud835\uddba\ud835\uddcc \ud835\uddb8\ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddce \u5b9a\u5b9a\u4ed4\u884c\u201d, the four musical artists are expressing their admiration for these matriarchs, whose strength shaped them and whose unspoken dreams still echo. This tribute extends beyond their own families, reaching every woman still learning to walk steadily toward her future.<\/p>\n \u201cThough our upbringings differ and our languages vary, we share similar life experiences,\u201d Yizy reflects in a Jade Music Fest news release. \u201cThis resonance can only be deeply felt when creating together\u2014it\u2019s truly precious.\u201d<\/p>\n