Reporting from Yangon, Myanmar — U Tin cut his teeth as a musician playing Burmese folk songs for silent movies, which in this time warp of a country remained popular well into the 1950s. The ...
People participate in a traditional Htamane (sticky rice) making competition at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 3, 2023.(Photo: Xinhua) With traditional folk music troupes and fans, the ...
The performance will be preceded at 7:00 pm by free pre-performance lecture. Asia Society Museum's exhibition Buddhist Art of Myanmar is also open until 9:00 pm on Friday, May 10 (free Museum ...
After coming to the U.S., many Burmese refugees try to preserve their culture and music with traditional instruments and dance. Most of these... Burmese Refugees Preserve Culture Through Music Before ...
U Tin, a slide guitarist who became a global ambassador for Burmese music while working as a plumber under a military dictatorship, died on Feb. 5 in Yangon, Myanmar. He was 87. His daughter Daw Win ...
htootayzar posts pictures of traditional music instruments from Myanmar. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to building community and ...
On a muggy day in May in the ramshackle city of Rangoon, an elderly Burmese man straightened rows of jade jewelry in a souvenir case. He organized a stack of traditional Burmese music CDs, one of ...
Myanmar bids to put traditional thanakha face powder on U.N. heritage list to boost cultural profile
YANGON--Supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, but a celebration Wednesday feted something almost all find worthy: the use of thanakha, a ...
IN APRIL, a government dominated by Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) took over in Myanmar, ending decades of oppressive military-only rule. For both the music world and ...
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