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Copy thachin, or simply "copy music" is a genre of music in Myanmar that originates from the early 1980s. It merges the melody and instrumentals of international songs with Burmese vocals. Proponents of copy thachin argue that the style is separate from cover songs due to it having unique vocal arrangements and lyrics.
The only government censorship that remains on music is video censorship. Everyone can, in essence, release whatever they want. This has led many on the newly re-grouped Myanmar Music Association to grapple with the idea of forming a rating system to deal with some 'rude words' in music that may not be appropriate for all ages.
During this time period, she also released numerous Myanmar genre songs. In 2004, she had a 2 hour live show of her greatest hits featuring both younger and older singers. This was one of her bestselling albums released through both VCD Karaoke and CD. To this day, young generations also know Hay Mar's songs and continue to cover them.
On 27 June 1936, the Dobama Song was declared as the national anthem of Burma at the second conference of Dobama Asiayon held in Myingyan. [6] Since then, Burmese nationalist sang Dobama Song instead of God Save the King. The State of Burma, a Japanese puppet state, officially adopted the Dobama Song as its state anthem in 1943. [7]
The Myanmar Music Association (MMA; Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံဂီတအစည်းအရုံး) is Myanmar's music industry association. The organisation was established in 1952 and consists of 5 divisions: historical traditional music, modern traditional music, contemporary music, production and technical work.
In 1943, he played music as the band leader in a silent film. In 1946, he became band leader in Play. In 1947, he was a band leader in Burmese sound films. He was the music director for the 1970 film Hmone Shwe Yee and supported the film with several musical blocks. However, the Academy Awards for Music were not awarded at the time. [2] [3]
Her winning song, "Thachin Letsaung" is one of the tracks included in the album named The Best of Melody World 2007. "Thachin Letsaung" became her debut song and gained her extra fame as a singer in Myanmar Chan Chan released her first album, Tage So Yin Achit Be Lo De, shortly after winning the Melody World contest.
The songs descend from the musical traditions of the Burmese royal court, and form the basis of Burmese classical music today. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Mahāgīta songs continue to be played during Buddhist rituals, weddings, and public festivals, and performers frequently appear on state-run television shows.