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v. t. 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 ...
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 ...
Traditional folk music is atypical in Southeast Asian music, as it is characterised by sudden shifts in rhythm and melody as well as change in texture and timbre. [8] An instrument unique to Burma is the saung-gauk, [7] an arched harp that can be traced to pre-Hittite times.
Until 2000, rock and roll was the dominant music genre in Myanmar. The Burmese hip hop scene started in the late 1980s with the rapper Myo Kyawt Myaing although songs were plain rapping music rather than typical hip hop. In late 1990s, a Yangon-based four-member crew named Acid started introducing old school hip hop in night clubs of Yangon ...
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 ...
Lay Phyu (Burmese: လေးဖြူ, pronounced [lé bjù]; born 19 May 1965) is a Burmese rock star and guitarist. He is the lead vocalist of the rock band Iron Cross.Lay Phyu is considered one of the most commercially successful male singers in the history of Burmese rock music.
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.
Music of Myanmar. The pattala (Burmese: ပတ္တလားpatta.la:, Burmese pronunciation: [pattəlá]; Mon: ဗာတ် ကလာ) is a Burmese xylophone, consisting of 24 bamboo slats called ywet (ရွက်) or asan (အဆံ) suspended over a boat-shaped resonating chamber. [ 1 ][ 2 ] It is played with two padded mallets. [ 1 ][ 2 ...