The song Matzka performed then was Mado Vado, which means "like a dog", and was the first song he had written. It was sung in the Paiwan language and is about elderly people telling the youth about responsibilities.

"I sing in Mandarin and the language of my people. Young people from aboriginal groups in Taiwan consider it out-of-date and boring to sing in their native language. But I like the language," he says.

Even when he sings in Mandarin, he likes doing so in an aboriginal accent, which has become his trademark. "I want to use my music to tell the youth that aboriginal music is cool."

With fame chasing him, Matzka says he needs to take his influence on such groups more seriously.

"There are many young people of our ethnicity who create music. I want to be a good role model for them. I don't want them to simply follow the trend. They should have their own voice."

If you go

8 pm, Friday. Blue Note Beijing, 23 Qianmen, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 010-6527-0288.