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Difang Duana (1921–2002) and Igay Duana (1922–2002), Chinese names Kuo Ying-nan (郭英男) and Kuo Hsiu-chu (郭秀珠), were an Amis husband-and-wife folk music duet from Taiwan who specialized in traditional Amis chants. They are internationally known for their performance of a traditional Amis Palang song, alternately called Weeding and Paddyfield Song No. 1 , Elders' Drinking Song , and Jubilant Drinking Song , which was plagiarized by the French government and EMI, then later used by the musical project Enigma for their hit single Return to Innocence.

In 1988 Difang and Igay went to France to sing on a tour, during which they and around thirty other aboriginal Taiwanese artists were paid $15 a day. Their performances were recorded without their knowledge by the Maison des Cultures du Monde (Institute for World Cultures), part of the French Ministère de L'éducation Nationale (National Education Ministry) and put onto an anonymous compilation of Taiwanese aboriginal songs . The French government then sold the recording, again without permission or public announcement, to EMI. EMI allowed Enigma to use the recording as a sample track for their song, which was used to promote the 1996 Summer Olympics. After the Taiwanese press identified them they were given a contract with Magic Stone, a subsidiary of indie label Rock Records, the recording company behind Cheer Chen and other popular Taiwanese singers. However, their achievement was only known inside Taiwan; internationally, the song was still thought to be Enigma's work.

Magic Stone Records collaborated with Dan Lacksman of Deep Forest to mix a chart-topping ethnic electronica CD, Circle of Life, released under the artist name Difang but which contains music from both Difang and his wife Igay. This was followed with Across the Yellow Earth in 2001, but Difang died soon after its release.

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