New York Sun

A Classic Japanese Movie of World War II, ‘The Burmese Harp’ Sustains Its Notes of Camaraderie and Compassion

The 1956 Japanese film “The Burmese Harp” tells the story of a Japanese infantry unit in Burma (now Myanmar) at the tail end of World War II, and in its meticulous storytelling it achieves a form of ...
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Myanmar: Music by the Hsaing Waing Orchestra: The Burmese Harp/ Musique de L'Orchestre Hsaing Waing/ La Harpe Birmaine [sound recording]

105 In Praise of the City of Mandalay / Maung That Win. Saurng-gauk 106 The Beauty of the Skies / Maung That Win. Saurng-gauk 107 Invocation of the Buddha / Maung That Win. Saurng-gauk 108 The King in ...
The Economist

One of Myanmar’s greatest musicians died this week

ACCORDING to Kit Young—an American pianist and composer who has been performing Burmese sandaya music (piano played in Burmese style) since 1987—the Hawaiian slide guitar was probably introduced to ...
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U Tin, Burmese slide guitar master, dies at 87

His daughter Daw Win Win Toe said the cause was complications of diabetes. Tin was one of several prominent Myanmar musicians who incorporated Western instruments into a diverse canon that spanned ...
The New York Times

U Tin, Burmese Slide Guitar Master, Dies at 87

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 ...