A Root is a fusion band that makes use of several ethnic and traditional musical instruments. With members all musicians from Yilan county. The instruments used by the band include Sheng, Yueqin, Liuqin, Zhongruan, piano, cello, and percussion.Inspired by Taiwanese culture, the band has become known for creating music that reflects the environment and space while crossing genre lines between traditional opera ballads, jazz vernacular, and impromptu sounds to depict a unique contemporary soundscape.     Recently, the band has focused on the combination of Taiwanese monster stories and oral ballads while also including rap sections to convey the destruction and reconstruction of Taiwanese traditional music, finding the wild and the fierce of these forgotten sounds.Awards and Nominations:2019 17th Independent Music Awards, nominated for Best Single in World Fusion Category and Best Narrative Music Video2019 9th Golden Indie Music Awards, nominated for Best Genre and Single2018 “Wander in Atayal” Music Video, nominated for 4th Pulima Art Award2018 Debut Album Rooty Mental, nominated for Golden Pin Design Award Awarded “Group of Artistic Excellence” by Yilan County in 2020, 2021Releases:2022 Single “OnOn”, theme song to DAXIDAXI, feat. Lotus Wang2021 Single “A Moi”2017 Album Rooty Mental