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Music of Myanmar
Javanese and Balinese gamelan, Thai piphat, Khmer pinpeat, Vietnamese ca trù and đàn bầu, Burmese saung harp, Filipino kulintang and Malay dikir barat.
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A brief history
Early beginnings
Among the surviving recordings of Burmese music from the 1920s are "Hpon Daw Bwe" by obscure female singer Ma Thin, who recorded the song in 1921 with the assistance of British engineer George Dillnutt of His Master's Voice (HMV). Another is a song adaptation of the poem Son Nant Tha Myaing: Sha Pon Gyi, performed by singer Yadana Myit and saung gauk player Taung Dwin U Kyawt for HMV around 1928; Yadana Myit later became a film actress due to her singing career. Western music has gained popularity in Burma since the 1930s. Despite the government's intervention at times, especially during the socialist era, popular Burmese music has seen considerable influence from Western music, which consists of popular Western songs rendered in Burmese and pop music similar to other Asian pop tunes. 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.
Popular music
Popular music
Among the surviving recordings of Burmese music from the 1920s are "Hpon Daw Bwe" by obscure female singer Ma Thin, who recorded the song in 1921 with the assistance of British engineer George Dillnutt of His Master's Voice (HMV). Another is a song adaptation of the poem Son Nant Tha Myaing: Sha Pon Gyi, performed by singer Yadana Myit and saung gauk player Taung Dwin U Kyawt for HMV around 1928; Yadana Myit later became a film actress due to her singing career. Western music has gained popularity in Burma since the 1930s. Despite the government's intervention at times, especially during the socialist era, popular Burmese music has seen considerable influence from Western music, which consists of popular Western songs rendered in Burmese and pop music similar to other Asian pop tunes. 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.
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