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In the lead up to Burma's independence, U Nu asked U Sein Mya Maung to write a national anthem for their soon-to-be independent country. U Sein Mya Maung used the Dobama Song as a template, keeping the song's melody but slightly modifying the lyrics. [8] [9] The National Anthem was adopted as Burma's national anthem on 22 September 1947. [4]: 99
National Day (Burmese: အမျိုးသားနေ့) is a public holiday in Myanmar, marking the anniversary of the first university student strike at Rangoon University in 1920. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The date is based on the traditional Burmese calendar , occurring on the 10th day following the full moon of Tazaungmon . [ 2 ]
Classical music was also introduced during the British occupation. Cult folk musician Nick Drake was born in Burma during British rule. Rock music, called stereo in Burmese, has been a popular form of music since the 1980s, having been introduced in the 1960s. [10] Pop music emerged in the 1970s and was banned by state-run radio stations.
Following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, she released several singles, including "The Spring of Myanmar" and "Everything Will Be Okay" as tributes to democracy and peace in the country, and in memory of fallen protesters, including Kyal Sin. [8] [7] In May 2023, she was appointed as the honorary ambassador of Gyeonggi Province Fire Services. [6]
Derek Millar (Burmese: ဒဲရစ်မေလာ; born 10 January 1962) is a Burmese-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for his hit songs, "Thae Nu" (သဲနု) and "A Blue Cafe" (အပြာရောင်ကော်ဖီဆိုင်).
Naing Myanmar (Burmese: နိုင်မြန်မာ; born 1956/1957 [1]) is a Burmese musician notable for writing "Kabar Ma Kyay Buu " (Burmese: ကမ္ဘာမကြေဘူး), a protest song used during Myanmar's 8888 Uprising and again throughout the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
One of his songs, "Born to Win", was chosen as the anthem for Myanmar athletes at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, held in Myanmar on 22 December 2013. The song, performed with the singer Zara Hnin Thwin on vocals, has J-Me rapping about "persistence" in a dedication to the young athletes and their fans.
Shine (Burmese: ရှိုင်း) is a Burmese singer and musician.. Shine debuted in 2018 with the R&B album Perfect. [1] In 2019, he sang the theme song "Lu Yaung Hsaung" (လူယောင်ဆောင်) for Christina Kyi's film Now and Ever (ထာဝရနှောင်ကြိုး). [2]