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e. The music of Myanmar (or Burma) (Burmese: မြန်မာ့ဂီတ) shares many similarities with other musical styles in the region. Traditional music is melodic, having its own unique form of harmony, often composed with a 4. 4 (na-yi-se), a 2. 4 (wa-let-se) or a 8. 16 (wa-let-a-myan) time signature. In Burmese, music segments are ...
It consists of two parts; the first half is a traditional Burmese style section, before transitioning into the second half, a Western -style orchestra. Because of the second half, both the "National Anthem" and its predecessor "Dobama Song" are popularly known as " Kaba Ma Kyei " (Burmese: ကမ္ဘာမကျေ; MLCTS: Ka.bha ma. kye ...
Myanmar portal. v. t. e. Mahāgīta (Burmese: မဟာဂီတ; from Pali: Mahāgīta; lit. 'great songs'), also rendered into Burmese as Thachingyi (Burmese: သီချင်းကြီး), is the complete body or corpus of Burmese classical songs. [1] The songs descend from the musical traditions of the Burmese royal court, and form the ...
1980s, Burma. 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.
Man Taung Yeik Kho. " Man Taung Yeik Kho " (Burmese: မန်းတောင်ရိပ်ခို, lit. 'The Rest Under the Shade of Mandalay Hill '), is a Burmese cultural song composed in 1947 by Burmese musician Myoma Nyein, one of the greatest musicians in Burmese classical music. [1] The song contains a description of Thingyan sense on ...
The lone cover song is a Myanmar favorite composed four decades ago by Alinka Kyaw Swar Shwe Pyi Aye. Myanmar conducted a historic Burmese by-elections of April 2012, in which pro-democracy icon and national hero Daw Aung San Suu Kyi ran for political office. In response, the Me N Ma Girls began writing their country's first overtly political ...
Iron Cross (Burmese: အိုင်းရွန်းခရောစ့်; abbreviated as IC[1]) is a rock band in Myanmar formed by lead guitarist Saw Bwe Hmu. As of 2015, IC's band members included Chit San Maung (lead guitarist), Khin Maung Thant (bass guitarist), Banyar Naing (keyboards player), and Kha Yan (drummer). [1] Iron Cross has ...
Hsaing waing ensemble is seen behind the singers. The hsaing waing (Burmese: ဆိုင်းဝိုင်း, pronounced [sʰáiɰ̃ wáiɰ̃]; also spelt saing waing), commonly dubbed the Burmese traditional orchestra (မြန်မာ့ဆိုင်း), is a traditional Burmese folk musical ensemble that accompanies numerous forms of rituals, performances, and ceremonies in modern ...