Suming Rupi (born 17 July 1978) is a Taiwanese Indigenous musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He is a member of the "Lacienci" (拉千禧) age set (a form of social organization that is characteristic of 'Amis) of 'Atolan. Life and career Suming Rupi is a member of the 'Atolan community of the Amis (also known as "Pangcah") people, who live in Taitung and Hualien Counties. Rupi is his grandmother's given name. He often only goes by his given name "Suming". He is also known as Chiang Sheng-min, his Chinese name. He sees tradition as fashionable and stylish, and often appears in traditional 'Atolan 'Amis regalia on stage. Suming began his music career with the band Totem (圖騰樂團) in 2002. He served as one of the two vocalists and the main songwriter of the band. Totem won the first prize in the 7th Hohaiyan Rock Festival, which is held annually in Gongliao District, New Taipei. Totem released two albums, Over There I Sing (我在那邊唱) in 2006 and Shepherd Boy (放羊的孩子) in 2009, and was nominated for the Best Band in the Golden Melody Awards in 2007 and 2010 for both albums. Suming notably used the 'Amis language in rap style in a song "Panay, 19-years-old (巴奈十九)", taken from Over There I Sing. In 2006, the Association of Music Workers in Taiwan listed the song as one of the 10 Best Singles of the year, and Over There I Sing as one of the 10 Best Albums of the year. In 2021, a bachata version of Suming's song Ho Hay Yan 喔嗨洋 was released by Dominican singer Luys Bien. Solo career In 2010, Suming released an eponymous first solo album, writing 10 out of the 11 songs; all the lyrics are in 'Amis. One reason Suming wrote lyrics all in 'Amis in his 2010 album, Suming, and the attempt to crossover in different music genres was to get the younger generation in his community, who had become fond of Japanese and Korean pop songs, interested in learning their mother tongue. For more than a decade, he has also been giving concert/talk tours in Taiwan to raise funds for the annual training of the pakalongay (youths between 12 and 18 who are not yet initiated into the age set organization) to obtain basic skills required to become Kapah (the young men in age set organizations) according to the 'Amis tradition. According to anthropologist Futuru